Batman: Poison Ivy's Deadly Garden

Marc Notes: Batman created by Bob Kane.;008-012, RL: 3.8, Guided Reading Level: M.; Batman suspects Poison Ivy is responsible for disappearing animals and people but she is locked behind bars. When Batman investigates he discovers that it is indeed Poison Ivy and her vines that are responsible for the disappearances. Contributor Bio:  Hoena, Blake A Blake A. Hoena grew up in central Wisconsin, where, in his youth, he wrote stories about robots conquering the Moon and trolls lumbering around in the woods behind his parent s house and the fact that the trolls were hunting for little boys had nothing to do with Blake s pesky younger brothers. Later, he moved to Minnesota to pursue a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Since graduating, Blake has written more than forty books for children, including retellings of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and the Perseus and Medusa myth. Most recently, he s working on graphic novels for Sports Illustrated Kids and writing stories about superheroes. Contributor Bio:  Doescher, Erik A Blake A. Hoena grew up in central Wisconsin, where, in his yErik Doescher is a concept artist for Gearbox Software and aouth, he wrote stories about robots conquering the Moon and professional illustrator. He has freelanced with DC Comics trolls lumbering around in the woods behind his parent s houfor almost 20 years, in addition to many other licensed propse and the fact that the trolls were hunting for little boyserties. He lives in Texas with his wife, five kids, two cats had nothing to do with Blake s pesky younger brothers. Late, and two fish. r, he moved to Minnesota to pursue a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Since graduating, Blake has written more than forty books for children, including retellings of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and the Perseus and Medusa myth. Most recently, he s working on graphic novels for Sports Illustrated Kids and writing stories about superheroes. Contributor Bio:  DeCarlo, Mike Mike DeCarlo is a longtime contributor of comic art whose range extends from Batman and Iron Man to Bugs Bunny and Scooby-Doo. He resides in Connecticut with his wife and four children. Contributor Bio:  Loughridge, Lee Lee Loughridge has been working in comics for more thanfifteen years. He currentlylives in sunny California in a tent on the beach.