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DC Comics require a Jeff The Land Shark of its very own , with Aquamanatee by Ben Clanton and Cassandra Federman
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Marvel Comics has had such a hit with Jeff The Land Shark that someone at DC Comics seems to have gone , " hey , I thought sharks were our affair ? " and has decided to give Aquaman the equivalent in a raw DC early reader graphic novel byBen ClantonandCassandra Federman , Aquamanatee , for the 2nd of September . And will be the first early reader pictorial novel in a serial by the couple .
" Aquamanatee by Ben Clanton and Cassandra FedermanOn Sale September 2 , 2025 ; ISBN 9781799504023 , $ 12.99 USEarly Reader ( 5 - 7 )
" Calling all fan of Narwhal and Jelly , there ’s a new adventuresome sea creature you got ta meet ! From New York Times bestselling author , Ben Clanton , comes Aquamanatee ! Marlow the Trichechus manatus is n’t exactly superhero material . He sleeps a lot , eats a lot , toots a quite a little , and has never stake out of his secure saltwater bay . And yet the scented bumble Marlow dreams of adventure , of derring - do , and of making a divergence . He dreams of being a hero like Aquaman , of whom Marlow is a mega lover ! But when a series of impossible events contribute to Marlow having major power and not only meeting his hero but getting to team up with Aquaman himself … dead Marlow is n’t so sure he ’s quick for his dreams to come dead on target . Could an inept blundering super - powered manatee be the best man - atee for the job ? get hold out in Aquamanatee , from the creator of the blockbuster graphic novel series , Narwhal and Jelly , and with utterly wizardly artwork by Cassandra Federman ! Ben Clanton brings his delicious sensibilities for former readers to the DC Universe in this adorable lifelike novel for readers 5 - 7 .
" Ben Clanton is the New York Times bestselling generator and illustrator of the Narwhal and Jelly series , whose word picture book include Mo ’s Mustache ; Vote for Me ! ; Rot , the Cutest in the World ! ; Boo Who ? ; It come in the Mail ; Something Extraordinary and Rex Wrecks It ! . He lives with his married woman and kids in Seattle , Washington .
" Cassandra Federman was born and raised in Massachusetts , where she spent her childhood reading comic books , playing action figures , drawing superheroes , and participate in all things nerdy . She graduated magna cum laude from Brandeis University , where she co - founded the Brandeis Comic Book Club . After college she strike to Los Angeles , where she worked in picture and TV . Over the course of her life sentence , Cassandra has been many thing — a hand model , a wrestler , a manatee rescuer , an actor , and a mystic wood extremely low frequency — but her favorite so far has been an author / illustrator . Cassandra ’s release books let in This Is a Sea Cow ( Albert Whitman , 2019 ) and This Is a Seahorse ( 2020 ) , which won an ILA Children ’s and Young Adult Book Award . Cassandra ’s debut center grade graphic novel , Story Spinners : A Sisterly Tale of Danger , A Princess , and her Crew of Lady Pirates ( Aladdin , Simon & Schuster ) and her next pic Holy Writ , Gray Squirrel Loses it ! ( Random House ) come out in 2025 . "
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