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Ninja Kid #3
Ninja Kid 3 : Ninja Switch!
For the first time ever, he won’t be a nerd—he’ll be AWESOME! But just when Nelson needs his powers the most, they get switched.. with GRANDMA’S! How’s he going to win ANYTHING when he runs and jumps like an old lady?!
192 pages, Paperback
Published March 1, 2019
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About the author
Anh Do
186 books455 followersAnh Do is a comedian, artist and also one of the highest selling Australian authors of all time, with total book sales approaching 3 million.
Anh’s first book, The Happiest Refugee, is his enormously popular memoir recounting his perilous childhood journey in a tiny boat from war-torn Vietnam to Australia. The book became an instant hit and has won numerous awards including Australian Book of the Year.
Anh has since turned his attention to children’s book writing.
Weird Do is an illustrated series starring Weir (1st name), Do (2nd name), a kid with a very unfortunate name. Aimed at the 8+ market, these books have gone off the charts as national best-sellers, resulting in 14 books total and more on the way. The first Weir Do won the Australian Book Industry Award for Older Children (2014).
Other children's book series include Hotdog, the adventures of a sausage dog and also Ninja Kid, the escapades of a 10 year old Nerd who discovers he’s the world’s last ninja.
In 2019, Anh released Wolf Girl, a series about a little girl who gets lost in forest and befriends a group of dogs and an enormous Wolf who become her family. Then came Rise of the Mythix, which marks the first of a number of sagas described by Anh as ‘A superhero movie in a book’.
All of Anh Do’s books are mega bestsellers and all rate between 4-5 star averages on websites such as Goodreads and Amazon.
It’s clear that Anh is an exciting voice in literature, able to delight across age ranges and different genres with great success, and he isn’t planning to slow down any time soon.
Anh’s first book, The Happiest Refugee, is his enormously popular memoir recounting his perilous childhood journey in a tiny boat from war-torn Vietnam to Australia. The book became an instant hit and has won numerous awards including Australian Book of the Year.
Anh has since turned his attention to children’s book writing.
Weird Do is an illustrated series starring Weir (1st name), Do (2nd name), a kid with a very unfortunate name. Aimed at the 8+ market, these books have gone off the charts as national best-sellers, resulting in 14 books total and more on the way. The first Weir Do won the Australian Book Industry Award for Older Children (2014).
Other children's book series include Hotdog, the adventures of a sausage dog and also Ninja Kid, the escapades of a 10 year old Nerd who discovers he’s the world’s last ninja.
In 2019, Anh released Wolf Girl, a series about a little girl who gets lost in forest and befriends a group of dogs and an enormous Wolf who become her family. Then came Rise of the Mythix, which marks the first of a number of sagas described by Anh as ‘A superhero movie in a book’.
All of Anh Do’s books are mega bestsellers and all rate between 4-5 star averages on websites such as Goodreads and Amazon.
It’s clear that Anh is an exciting voice in literature, able to delight across age ranges and different genres with great success, and he isn’t planning to slow down any time soon.
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March 16, 2019
Nelson has never been athletic but since he became a ninja that’s changed. He wants to show off his skills at his school’s athletics carnival but his mother and Grandma are worried about anyone learning he’s a ninja kid, especially the dastardly Dr Kane, who hasn’t found whatever he’s looking for in Duck Creek yet.
On the morning of the carnival one of Grandma’s inventions accidentally switches Nelson and Grandma’s powers. Suddenly Grandma feels amazing and starts doing ninja backflips and somersaults, whereas Nelson is feeling aches and pains and craving a cup of tea! He’s certain he’ll be embarrassed in front of everyone, including Sarah, the nicest girl at school, and Charles, the bully.
Dr Kane shows up again with his helicopter (that has more tricks) and we encounter an evil chipmunk. I love Nelson’s food obsessed cousin Kenny who has a poster of a club sandwich beside his bed and dreams he’s alone at an all-you-can-eat buffet most nights. My favourite character is still Grandma, who has the biggest personality in the series and is even more fun to read about with her new ninja skills.
On the morning of the carnival one of Grandma’s inventions accidentally switches Nelson and Grandma’s powers. Suddenly Grandma feels amazing and starts doing ninja backflips and somersaults, whereas Nelson is feeling aches and pains and craving a cup of tea! He’s certain he’ll be embarrassed in front of everyone, including Sarah, the nicest girl at school, and Charles, the bully.
Dr Kane shows up again with his helicopter (that has more tricks) and we encounter an evil chipmunk. I love Nelson’s food obsessed cousin Kenny who has a poster of a club sandwich beside his bed and dreams he’s alone at an all-you-can-eat buffet most nights. My favourite character is still Grandma, who has the biggest personality in the series and is even more fun to read about with her new ninja skills.
Anh Do is one of my favourite authors and Ninja Kid is my favourite series of his. Jeremy Ley’s brilliant illustrations once again bring the characters and humour to life. Bring on book 4!
July 22, 2020
Een sportswedstrijd, een wisseltruc, en meer!
Ik was echt zo blij toen ik op de twitter van Kluitman zag dat we een nieuw deel van Ninja Kid zouden krijgen. Ik hoopte maar dat de bibliotheek hem snel zou hebben. En dat had hij! Wat een geluk!
Ik had weer veel plezier met het lezen en ik genoot van elke pagina.
De slechterik is ook weer terug en hij heeft zijn ogen op de sportswedstrijd, want immers, volgens hem, als iemand heel sportief is… dan moet diegene toch een ninja zijn. Wat een slecht plan, maar ach die slechterik is nou ook weer niet de slimste.
Ik vond de sportwedstrijd erg leuk, al vond ik het wel heel sneu voor Nelson zowel voor dingen als na dingen. Hij had best wel iets meer mogen winnen van mij. Gelukkig heeft hij toch nog plezier in meedoen op een manier. En verder vond ik het top dat die twee meiden zo goed bezig waren maar ook vriendschappelijk leken te zijn.
Ik had wel graag gezien dat iemand iets had gedaan aan het valsspelen van een van de spelers en diens vader.
Ik snap Kenny niet. Hij vindt dat meisje dus leuk? En zij hem? En toch ontwijkt hij haar? UMMMM? Als je een meisje leuk vindt is ontwijken wel het ergste dat je kunt doen.
Ik vond alleen oma dit keer echt teleurstellend. In plaats van sorry te voelen voor haar kleinzoon wiens krachten ze had gestolen/gewisseld ging ze lekker YOLO door het leven heen en gaf geen tiet om wie of wat het zag. Terwijl ze zelf zo van de OMG niemand mag achter je identiteit komen en OMG vooral voorzichtig zijn.
Ik vond dus de wisseltruc wel geinig, maar dus ook weer een beetje vervelend. Arme Nelson.
Het einde was top en ik lag helemaal dubbel om hoe de grote slechterik veranderde in dat.
Natuurlijk waren de illustraties weer top en maakten ze het boek helemaal af.
Ik kan niet wachten op het volgende boek. Hopelijk komen we dan wat meer te weten over Nelsons vader, zien we weer wat meer van de slechterik (ik geloof ergens nog steeds niet dat het de tweelingbroer is), en hopelijk leert Nelson weer wat nieuwe truukjes want hij zal het zeker nodig hebben tegen de slechterik.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Ik was echt zo blij toen ik op de twitter van Kluitman zag dat we een nieuw deel van Ninja Kid zouden krijgen. Ik hoopte maar dat de bibliotheek hem snel zou hebben. En dat had hij! Wat een geluk!
Ik had weer veel plezier met het lezen en ik genoot van elke pagina.
De slechterik is ook weer terug en hij heeft zijn ogen op de sportswedstrijd, want immers, volgens hem, als iemand heel sportief is… dan moet diegene toch een ninja zijn. Wat een slecht plan, maar ach die slechterik is nou ook weer niet de slimste.
Ik vond de sportwedstrijd erg leuk, al vond ik het wel heel sneu voor Nelson zowel voor dingen als na dingen. Hij had best wel iets meer mogen winnen van mij. Gelukkig heeft hij toch nog plezier in meedoen op een manier. En verder vond ik het top dat die twee meiden zo goed bezig waren maar ook vriendschappelijk leken te zijn.
Ik had wel graag gezien dat iemand iets had gedaan aan het valsspelen van een van de spelers en diens vader.
Ik snap Kenny niet. Hij vindt dat meisje dus leuk? En zij hem? En toch ontwijkt hij haar? UMMMM? Als je een meisje leuk vindt is ontwijken wel het ergste dat je kunt doen.
Ik vond alleen oma dit keer echt teleurstellend. In plaats van sorry te voelen voor haar kleinzoon wiens krachten ze had gestolen/gewisseld ging ze lekker YOLO door het leven heen en gaf geen tiet om wie of wat het zag. Terwijl ze zelf zo van de OMG niemand mag achter je identiteit komen en OMG vooral voorzichtig zijn.
Ik vond dus de wisseltruc wel geinig, maar dus ook weer een beetje vervelend. Arme Nelson.
Het einde was top en ik lag helemaal dubbel om hoe de grote slechterik veranderde in dat.
Natuurlijk waren de illustraties weer top en maakten ze het boek helemaal af.
Ik kan niet wachten op het volgende boek. Hopelijk komen we dan wat meer te weten over Nelsons vader, zien we weer wat meer van de slechterik (ik geloof ergens nog steeds niet dat het de tweelingbroer is), en hopelijk leert Nelson weer wat nieuwe truukjes want hij zal het zeker nodig hebben tegen de slechterik.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
April 19, 2023
Me ha gustado mucho. En este libro Nelson salva a cuatro niños del malvado doctor Kane.
March 10, 2022
#cartipentrucopii
#vol3
#recomandare
#6ani
Ninja Kid
Dacă sunteți în căutarea unei serii amuzante și educative, vă recomandăm seria grafică scrisă de Ahn Do, anume Ninja kid.
Cărților sunt amuzante și din fiecare volum avem câte ceva de învățat. Ador relația care există între mamă, bunică, Nelson și Kenny, o relație foarte strânsă, plină de iubire, fără critici, o relație de suport necondiționat. Un copil atât de bine crescut, de educat, care și atunci când are șansa de a se răzbuna pe Charles (cel care este un mare bully), nu o face, din contră îl sustine, încurajează și îl salvează- un lucru foarte important de menționat.
Nelson locuiește alături de mama, bunica și verișorul său într-un depozit. Până de curând a fost un elev "tocilar", dar odată cu împlinirea vârstei de 10 ani, dobândește calități de ninja și totodată și o mare responsabilitate, aceea de a apăra orașul Duck Creek, deoarece doctorul Kane s-a întors în oraș și nu pentru a face lucruri bune.
Nelson este ajutat de verișorul și totodată și cel mai bun prieten al său- Kenny, care devine Tipul -H , dar și de invențiile bunicii Pat.
" ✍️-Îndepărtează orice îndoială din minte! m-a îndemnat bunica. Increde-te total în ideile tale...M-am străduit să-mi limpezesc mintea și să mă concentrez. " (bunica către Nelson)
✍️-Nu sar! a spus el. Mi-e frică, Ninja Kid!
-E-n regulă, i-am zis eu. Mie mi-e frică tot timpul.
-Nu se poate! Ninja kid nu se sperie niciodată.
-Ba da! am răspuns eu.Dar am învață ca poti să-ți învingi frica!" (Nelson către Charles)
Sunt 7 volume traduse in limba română până acum...mai sunt câteva de tradus din engleză...și sperăm să fie traduse și restul cărților scrise de acest autor.
https://youtu.be/05M01Ly0650
#vol3
#recomandare
#6ani
Ninja Kid
Dacă sunteți în căutarea unei serii amuzante și educative, vă recomandăm seria grafică scrisă de Ahn Do, anume Ninja kid.
Cărților sunt amuzante și din fiecare volum avem câte ceva de învățat. Ador relația care există între mamă, bunică, Nelson și Kenny, o relație foarte strânsă, plină de iubire, fără critici, o relație de suport necondiționat. Un copil atât de bine crescut, de educat, care și atunci când are șansa de a se răzbuna pe Charles (cel care este un mare bully), nu o face, din contră îl sustine, încurajează și îl salvează- un lucru foarte important de menționat.
Nelson locuiește alături de mama, bunica și verișorul său într-un depozit. Până de curând a fost un elev "tocilar", dar odată cu împlinirea vârstei de 10 ani, dobândește calități de ninja și totodată și o mare responsabilitate, aceea de a apăra orașul Duck Creek, deoarece doctorul Kane s-a întors în oraș și nu pentru a face lucruri bune.
Nelson este ajutat de verișorul și totodată și cel mai bun prieten al său- Kenny, care devine Tipul -H , dar și de invențiile bunicii Pat.
" ✍️-Îndepărtează orice îndoială din minte! m-a îndemnat bunica. Increde-te total în ideile tale...M-am străduit să-mi limpezesc mintea și să mă concentrez. " (bunica către Nelson)
✍️-Nu sar! a spus el. Mi-e frică, Ninja Kid!
-E-n regulă, i-am zis eu. Mie mi-e frică tot timpul.
-Nu se poate! Ninja kid nu se sperie niciodată.
-Ba da! am răspuns eu.Dar am învață ca poti să-ți învingi frica!" (Nelson către Charles)
Sunt 7 volume traduse in limba română până acum...mai sunt câteva de tradus din engleză...și sperăm să fie traduse și restul cărților scrise de acest autor.
https://youtu.be/05M01Ly0650
January 28, 2021
Момчето нинджа Нелсън Кейн се завръща в третата книга от забавната илюстрована поредица на Ан Доу и изд. „Кръг”. Градчето Дък Крийк все още е цел на загадъчния злодей с хеликоптера и единственото препятствие за коварните му планове е последният нинджа на света. Но както винаги на Нелсън му се налага да балансира героичните си изяви с живота на обикновено хлапе и ученик. Нещата се усложняват допълнително, когато в училище се задава спортен празник. Вярно, че Нелсън никога не е бил от най-атлетичните, но все пак неотдавна се сдоби с невероятни нинджа сили, нали? Празникът не би трябвало да е проблем, но... всичко се обърква заради една неочаквана „Размяна на сили!”. Прочетете ревюто на „Книжни Криле”: https://knijnikrile.wordpress.com/202...
October 4, 2022
És molt divertit.
December 5, 2022
Mr 6. Really liked it. Looking forward to the next one!
November 20, 2025
Nelson swaps powers with his grandmother. She becomes Ninja Granny and Nelson becomes an inventor. Sports carnival with the Brocks cheating but nobody noticing. Then Nelson invents a changing machine and he defeats Dr Kane. The usual plot structure. The jokes fall flat in this one.
January 10, 2025
It's ok, but I still think the other Ninja Kid books are better ☺️😉🫠🩷😕📚📚🥋
December 1, 2025
When Ninja Kids skills get switched with his grandma's abilities before Athletics Carnival it will take some inventiveness by Ninja Kid to reswitch back. Great story
October 1, 2023
Състезание с много неизвестни
(Цялото ревю е тук: https://knijenpetar.wordpress.com/202...)
Сигурно има много книги за нинджи, но тази поредица е за най-вдъхновените хлапаци, които са научили за добрите инициативи на супергероите и биха направили всичко възможно справедливостта да възтържествува. Е, когато си научил съвсем скоро за силите си, трябва време за най-великите подвизи. Това са чудесни книги за малки читатели и несъмнено достойни за бъдещи герои. Според мен Ан Доу е напипал точната съставка за епично приключение в малки мащаби, което би събрало доста почитатели. Магията работи! Нелсън Кейн има зад себе си две книжни приключения („Момчето нинджа“ и „Момчето нинджа: Нинджата започва да лети!“) и третото се очаква с огромно нетърпение. Би трябвало да се получи, нали? „Момчето нинджа: Размяна на сили“ („Кръг“, 2021, с превод на Юлия Спиридонова – Юлка) трябва да докаже на всички, че Нелсън е достоен наследник на баща си и да зарадва всички вкъщи. Единственото неприятно нещо е, че никой друг не трябва да разбира за невероятните му сили. Особено доктор Кейн.
(Продължава в блога: https://knijenpetar.wordpress.com/202...)
(Цялото ревю е тук: https://knijenpetar.wordpress.com/202...)
Сигурно има много книги за нинджи, но тази поредица е за най-вдъхновените хлапаци, които са научили за добрите инициативи на супергероите и биха направили всичко възможно справедливостта да възтържествува. Е, когато си научил съвсем скоро за силите си, трябва време за най-великите подвизи. Това са чудесни книги за малки читатели и несъмнено достойни за бъдещи герои. Според мен Ан Доу е напипал точната съставка за епично приключение в малки мащаби, което би събрало доста почитатели. Магията работи! Нелсън Кейн има зад себе си две книжни приключения („Момчето нинджа“ и „Момчето нинджа: Нинджата започва да лети!“) и третото се очаква с огромно нетърпение. Би трябвало да се получи, нали? „Момчето нинджа: Размяна на сили“ („Кръг“, 2021, с превод на Юлия Спиридонова – Юлка) трябва да докаже на всички, че Нелсън е достоен наследник на баща си и да зарадва всички вкъщи. Единственото неприятно нещо е, че никой друг не трябва да разбира за невероятните му сили. Особено доктор Кейн.
(Продължава в блога: https://knijenpetar.wordpress.com/202...)
read-for-work
March 7, 2023Ninja kid is a fun book series that is easy to read and full of adventure. The fun illustrations appeal to the imagination. A sometimes insecure nerd receives special ninja powers on his tenth birthday and embarks on various adventures to save humanity. In addition to the exciting adventures, the ninja kid also learns to believe in himself and to try something even if he is sometimes afraid. For children from about 7/8 years old.
March 18, 2024
2.5 stars. Not as fun as I expected it to be but still an okay quick read.
The bulk of it was who came first and last in this and that event with no satisfying consequence or resolution to all the cheating. Even without it Charles might have been second and still ended up in the cage anyway so it felt meaningless in a series I adore for having tight writing and giving everything significance. The use of the banana tennis ball felt forced too.
The bulk of it was who came first and last in this and that event with no satisfying consequence or resolution to all the cheating. Even without it Charles might have been second and still ended up in the cage anyway so it felt meaningless in a series I adore for having tight writing and giving everything significance. The use of the banana tennis ball felt forced too.
June 28, 2023
Ninja Kid is great book for children from the ages of 7+
I grabbed this for my son when it was first out and recommended at QBD.
My son adored it! so I thought I would give it a quick read myself!
Its very very funny!
the language level is great for children to practice or learn new words.
Highly recommend.
I grabbed this for my son when it was first out and recommended at QBD.
My son adored it! so I thought I would give it a quick read myself!
Its very very funny!
the language level is great for children to practice or learn new words.
Highly recommend.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 26, 2019
This series is continuing to develop well. Loved that the grand ma got the powers and had a good time, winning admirers. Also really loved that grand ma wanted her old talents back, over staying a ninja. Fun read.
January 12, 2023
In Book 3, Grandma's invention swaps properties between two objects. She accidentally swaps her creativity with Nelson's ninja knowledge with humorous results. The Kane family continues to work together to save the day.
April 22, 2024
My 7 year old son LOVES reading these...fun stories, with lots of humor. It's nice to have a higher reading level that fits him, but there are still pictures to balance it vs bouncing straight into traditional chapter books.
March 8, 2019
If only all school sports days were this much fun!
July 3, 2020
Love it
Konrad
Konrad
January 27, 2021
More nutty fun from Ahn Do with his Ninja kid books.
They are ridiculous and fun, with not a lot of text for the amount of pages, but they are still worth the price of admission so to speak.
They are ridiculous and fun, with not a lot of text for the amount of pages, but they are still worth the price of admission so to speak.
May 8, 2021
As funny as the rest of them. Can’t wait to read the next ones :)
July 27, 2021
Best of the series.
December 31, 2021
My 7yo son and I are really enjoying these! Our library didn't have #3 or #4, but we got them from a book order. He read it first, and then I read it to him. Switcheroo! :-)
July 10, 2022
ik wil het lezen.
October 29, 2022
It tries to have some conflict. The boy likes a girl. The bully is there. Not really convincing. The kids enjoyed it though.
November 7, 2022
Curses molt interessants per resoldre i que mai acabaran. Un helicòpter perillós i lluites contra les forces del mal.
December 7, 2022
Loving the Ninja Kid series. Such an awesome series.
February 21, 2023
Nelson had his powers switched with his grandma, so he could make inventions and she could do ninja stuff. Nelson made a switcheroo machine to switch them back to normal.
June 27, 2024
It's good - we need more Hdude and Kenny!!
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