When you hear the word "hero," what does your mind's eye picture? If it is a superhero, soaring across the sky or scaling skyscrapers is a single leap, you need to read this book! In Search of HEROES will help you to understand that real, honest-to-goodness heroes are all around you every day . . . and they look an awful lot like you! Written in verse that is fun to read and great food for thought, with colorful and creative illustrations that will add to your pleasure, In Search of Heroes will delight the youngest child as a read-aloud favorite as it charms and challenges independent young readers through the early elementary grades. So pull up a chair and open this book to learn about some genuinely heroic traits lived out by everyday people who are anything but ordinary! Then let YOUR search for heroes begin!