Spider-Man II

By Children Rising | May 2, 2013

Erick surprised me this week by picking out another Spider-Man book. He was curious to know more about this superhero. We reviewed a little about what we learned about Spider-Man the previous week, including why spiders are important and the web aspect. Erick was concerned that Spider-Man does not have flying capabilities.
“Spider-Man doesn’t fly, but he can use his web to swing from high places,” I explained. “So it’s a little like flying.”

We also talked about how Spider-Man’s real name is Peter Parker, but when he puts on his costume, he is Spider-Man. Erick remembered many details about our costumed hero, and the most troubling thing to him was the fact that Spider-Man didn’t want people to know who his identity. That is a hard thing to explain, and I thought it might take too long to talk about safety and the desire to live a somewhat “normal life.” So we dived into the book.

With many colorful illustrations, the book showed many instances of Spider-Man saving people and fighting crime. We observed how Spider-Man helped police and firefighters do their jobs. The conclusion of the book was the basic message: If Spider-Man knows there is trouble, he is going to help.

Now that is something to think about.