Cole, Ninja of Earth

Ninjago Chapter Books #3

by Greg Farshtey

Masters of Spinjitzu: a new force to save the world!

The next chapter book in the Ninjago series!

Cole is the leader of the team. As the Earth Ninja, he is (perhaps unsurprisingly) the most grounded of the four. And the strongest. There is no physical challenge Cole cannot overcome. Now is his chance to use his skills to save the world!

Genres: Fiction, Chapter Books, Childrens, Fantasy, Adventure

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Greg Farshtey is the author of the popular BIONICLE chapter books and Level 3 readers, as well as the long-running BIONICLE comic book series. His day job is Editor-in-Chief and head writer for the LEGO Club Magazine and the LEGO BrickMaster Magazine.

Greg has been writing since fourth grade. After earning a degree in Communications from the State University of New York at Geneseo, he worked as a reporter, sports editor, game designer and editor, and copywriter before joining LEGO Company in 2000. Before becoming involved with BIONICLE, he wrote game material for such diverse properties as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Tales From the Crypt.

Greg is the author of more than 30 novels and guidebooks, as well as the author or co-author of more than 35 game sourcebooks and adventures.

He lives in West Hartford, Connecticut.

For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Far...

Reviews

[Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book. All about working together and sharing ideas.

[Treyvan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it

[123emilymason · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this one! So awsome!

[Terry · Rating 2 out of 5]

Had to read this with the boy for his book report. It was fine, but I felt the action could’ve been written and described a tad more. I actually do enjoy the tv series that these books are based on, and the book captured that. The boy didn’t seem to enthralled with it. I then had to read it for the girl, she told me she prefers pony stories. Fine for what it is.

[Ashley Aolani Salisbury · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best out of the stories of the four ninja individually. I like Cole's strategy and ingenuity in this story. It's full of action and adventure. In fact it's the fastest paced out of all so far. It's one that hooks you right until the very end.

[Melinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a bad starter chapter book. Some background info into what character is what would have been helpful, but we didn't enjoy it less because of it. If we read more of this series, we'll definitely go back to more of #1, to start us out and learn who is who :)

[Ivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book reminds me of my childhood where I would read it over and over again. I love how they make Coles role as a leader the important factor and I feel like it also has a good lesson for children reading it

[Jude · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cole proved he was a leader of a group of self-absorbed, clumsy ninja. Yay?

[Željko Filipin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Everything you wanted to know about Cole.

[Emma Hailey · Rating 3 out of 5]

don’t ask. read it while my best friend was in the shower LOL

[Sarah Hall]

Book 3 of 11

[Kyra Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it

[Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't think it was possible for my son to love a new lego series/sets as much as he loves Star Wars, but that was before Lego Ninjago. The thing I love about this new series of cartoons and books, is each episode and each book teaches young readers a lesson. Being the huge book fanatic I am, I LOVE that Scholastic has released a new line of Ninajago chapter books. These books aren't just a huge hit for my son, but for many of the boys in his 1st grade class.

The first Ninjago book we purchased was an item we couldn't keep in stock at the school's fall Scholastic Book Festival, the Ninjago Official Guide. Shortly after we purchased one of beginning reader Ninajo books, which was devoured shortly after we got home from the story, followed by the 1st & 2nd books in the new chapter book series. I love it when there's something that interests my kids and that interest is then turned into a book, which continues to fuel the reading fire for my kids. When this book along with Jay's story arrived the week of Christmas from Scholastic, my son immediately took them and went off to read. After I sat down to read Cole's story, I can see why.

Ninjago fans will thoroughly enjoy this new chapter book featuring the leader of the Ninjago team. Cole is a natural leader and in the first of the two stories included in this book we get to see his leadership put to the test. In the second story we see how the team struggles with each wanting to be the leader and what happens when they stop working together. Like all Ninjago stories, this one teaches a lesson on the importance of team work and how everyone who's apart of a team has something to add to the group that helps them accomplish their goal. In turn, readers will see that once the team is able to do this, they're able to fight the Phantom Ninja. Aside from my son's love of this book, I as a mother love the valuable lesson it also teaches him.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND picking up this book, and this series. It's a must have for fans of the Lego Ninjago series and for readers who have advanced to reading chapter books.

[Havilah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a bedtime read aloud to the kids. The kids enjoyed it well enough. I'm going to try to avoid that section in the library so they don't see the others and ask for more. It's not that I didn't like it, it was just a bit boring for me. The tv show is so much better.

[Misty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short, sweet and the boys enjoyed it.

[Brayton · Rating 3 out of 5]

I learned something new about the phantom ninja.

[Becky S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for a boy that likes chapter books.

[Joan]

Read this with my son. He gives it 2 thumbs up.