The Rainbow Serpent

Kulipari #2

by Trevor Pryce, Joel Naftali, Sanford Greene (Illustrations)

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The fight to protect the Amphibilands rages on in the second book of this action-packed, illustrated series by former football pro Trevor Pryce. The Spider Queen and Lord Marmoo of the scorpions still have their eyes and fangs set on the vulnerable home of the frogs, and this time they’ve got some impressive the Ghost Bats, Tasmanian Devils, and Blue Band Bees. The constant threats from the outside are keeping the frog warriors busy, so while Gee and Coorah hold down the defenses, Darel and the Kulipari go in search of their dreamcasting turtle friend, Yabber. Yabber, once found, insists he knows who holds the key to saving the the Rainbow Serpent. With some powerful new allies and a destiny greater than he could have possibly imagined, Darel may be able to beat his enemies and protect his home once and for all.The Kulipari series is perfect for fantasy readers not quite ready for the Redwall series.

Genres: Middle Grade, Fantasy

304 pages, Hardcover

First published October 14, 2014

Reviews

[Thomas J. Bradley · Rating 5 out of 5]

A engaging, action-packed addition to the world with lots of fun, new creatures and animals. Would make a great book to read out loud to kids before bed.

[Sydney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book about two adventurous frogs. Darel and Gee. They even encounter Taipan Snakes.

-Sydney, age 8

[Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book about crazy frogs, poisonous spiders and scorpions. A brilliant adventure book.

[Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Darel and Gee are back again but there is more to save then just the Amphibilands. This time the Spider Queen is up to no good. She wants to control all the water in the Outback. She targets the Platypus tribe because of their connection to the Rainbow Serpent.
This sequel is as good as the first. More friends and enemies are added and there is more about Australia. There is lots of action. There are beautiful illustrations. This is a good book for boys who find excuses not to read especially if they have any interest in frogs, Australia or know who Trevor Price is from his football days.
Spoilers: it ends on a cliffhanger.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series! I love that it's set in the Outback, I love the further development of the secondary characters and introduction of new ones. Yay platypuses! Platypi? Can't wait to see how the story ends

[Kiri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, that ending is a choice. We'll see how that plays out.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book made better because it was a shared literary journey with my kids (5 and 6)

[DW McQuain · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like it, but in order to read this book, you should read An Army Of Frogs first.

[Bethe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading the first book might make this part 2 a bit easier to understand - lots of animal characters in the Australian outback try to thwart the evil spider queen from stealing all the water. Fun wisecracking warrior frogs think the platypuses are "all furry, beaky and goofy". I adored the platypus village, but even with the pics, map and character chart in the front the story was hard to follow.

[Lindsay King · Rating 4 out of 5]

I feel dirty loving this series so. I'm an adult an all, and sometimes I try to act as such. Most of the time I don't and I read cartoon novels about fighting frogs written by ex-NFL players. It happens.

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Waited for a long time for this book (hold at the library). Worth the wait! Loved the first book and loved everything about this book, too. Enjoyable, approachable characters.

[The Brothers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Asher (8yo) read. "Awesome!"

[Joshua Vaughn]

Loved it

[Paula]

Recommended by Mose.