Ninja Kid: From Nerd to Ninja

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Ninja: A ninja or shinobi was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, and open combat in certain situations. Their covert methods of waging war contrasted the ninja with the samurai, who observed strict rules about honor and combat.

Our workbooks, learning books and revision books teach everything kids need to know, all in line with the UK national curriculum. If your kids are like mine, they LOVE ninjas. In this book, children can see what a real ninja does for training. The problem is that this girl isn’t doing well at ninja school. When she meets a boy, Chibi Samurai, who is training to be a samurai and not doing so well at his school either, the two pair up and train together shugyo style. Now their goal is to be better, not perfect, and to have fun. Carefully selected by educational experts, our home learning books break down complex subjects and topics into simple bite-size chunks.Engaging comic panel illustrationsdepict the story of a dejected ninja who wants to play with his family but everyone is too busy. But when it’s dinnertime, maybe his ninja clan family will surprise him.

Of course you might instead be preparing for an all-important test like the phonics screening test, 11+ exam, KS2 SATs paper or GCSEs. In which case, our extensive range of practice papers will have everything your child needs to succeed. Young Mingyi is being pressured into marriage by the bandit Soong Ling. He’s a real jerk, but the fate of Mingyi’s family’s business is at stake. She wants a way out, so she turns to Wu Mei, a local nun who’s known as the “beautiful warrior” for her martial arts skills. Postpone the marriage a year, says Wu Mei, and tell the bandit you’ll marry him then if he can beat you in kung fu. Mingyi does, and thus begins a year of her life that will change her destiny. If you have a physical disability, can you still train in the hand-to-hand combat martial arts of a ninja or a samurai warrior? Three Samurai Cats: A Story from Japan by Eric A. Kimmel, retold from Kenji Sora’s The Swordsman and the CatTerminology from Wikipedia Top ninja books for kids 10. Moonshadow: The Rise of the Ninja series by Simon Higgins

Think of this easy chapter book as a gateway drug for reading for boys who are also gamers. If they love Ninjago — it doesn’t matter what: the lego sets, the TV show, the graphic novel series — just hand them these books. There are only four but they really get boys reading. If you're looking for books you can use with your children at home, that are completely aligned with the UK national curriculum, Exam Ninja is for you. For today, October 10th or 10/10, I have 10 ninja books ranging from picture books, early chapter book, chapter books, and young adult. So it’s 10 on 10/10! The charming watercolor illustrations include references to Japanese culture and folk tales. [picture book, ages 4 and up] This is possibly the cutest, sweetest book about ninjas ever. Our heroine, Little Kunoichi, is struggling in her ninja studies. She meets Chibi Samurai, who trains at the samurai school in the neighboring village, and they team up to practice. After all, the Island Festival is coming up, and they want to show off their mad skills. But what to do? Having rejected ideas involving a cannon, spaceship, and unicorns, they come up with a show that their neighbors will surely never forget. It’s a pretty simple story, but the heart and the gorgeous, detailed watercolor paintings more than make up for it. Since Boy Detective is a fan of tiny cute things AND ninjas, this was a hit at our house.Samurai: Samurai, usually referred to in Japanese as bushi, were the military nobility of medieval and early modern Japan who worked for a particular Daimyo. While the samurai numbered less than 10% of Japan’s population, their teachings can still be found today in both everyday life and in modern Japanese martial arts.