Is Toni Really A Superhero?

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Being a super hero is a relative term. I believe one does not necessarily have to have magical or super powers to be a hero.
Toni is a bright kid, and very obedient and respective, so yes I think he is a hero.
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Samisah wrote: 09 Oct 2018, 08:01 Being a super hero is a relative term. I believe one does not necessarily have to have magical or super powers to be a hero.
Toni is a bright kid, and very obedient and respective, so yes I think he is a hero.
Agree with all of that, which is what makes him a great role model for kids. They may not be able to have his super powers, but they can follow his example in the ways the book displays.
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If he thinks he is than he is. If that is what keeps him motivated to be helpful to others that he can be a superhero.
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Yes, he is a superhero. I think a Superhero is anyone who inspires others, whether it is to be courageous or more.
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For me, he is. I think being a superhero consists of 1) doing good, and 2) sacrifice. Toni sacrifices his time to help out and spread good. Everybody needs a superhero like that even if it seems like a minor thing.
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I think that tony is a super hero. Since he is a healthy and obedient kid. I consider him a superhero
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Yes, Tony is definitely a superhero. In the book he doesn't use his super abilities to attack villians may be because of the reason that violence should be avoided as it is a children's book.
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Every little boy is a superhero for a while. Toni is no different. This book will connect with kids for that reason. I'm sure there will be more superhero powers evident in the next book in the series, as this is just the introductory book.
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I think the point of the story is that it doesn't take a superpower for one to be a superhero; so yeah, if you ask me, he IS a superhero.
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While surfing in the past set of nominated books under “Books of the Month”, I found “Toni the superhero’ has tremendous reviews –all in higher side. No wonder the Tiny, I mean Toni character has impressed many of the young as well as old folks. The adventures kids often do, are common; however, the presentation in this comic book had captured them in synch with the child’s psychological thought process. The reading is smooth, as the writing seems intended to grasp easily by the kids. Wish to read the book in full.
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If you look from the perspectve of the parents, i would most deffinatly consider any child heroic if they gladly do their chores without complaints.
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Yes, he is a true super hero.,
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I didn't think Toni was a superhero, but perhaps anyone that can sweep and do dishes with a smile on his face is a contemporary version of a superhero. I would have liked to have seen the superhero aspect better developed in the story.
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I agree that he is a superhero. Not every kid can fly😂😂😂
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Post by Ohanele Chinonyerem »

ccranston wrote: 01 Jul 2018, 16:02 I had the same thought as I read this book. We are introduced to Toni the "superhero" and then jump into the normal things he likes to do. I don't really see Toni as a superhero though. I would have liked to see the superhero things he likes to do as well.
That’s actually the motive, are super heroes are responsible. Unless we are talking of villains here.😂😂
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