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Ninja Timmy
Author:
Tamm, Henrik
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Class:
Fiction
Age: 8-12
Language: English
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LC: PZ7.1
Grade: 3-7
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ISBN-13: 9780385744515
LCCN: 2014025073
Imprint: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Publisher: Delacorte Press
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Pub Date: 11/10/2015
Availability: Available
List: $14.99
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Hardcover
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Physical Description:
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211 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
H 8.5",
W 6",
D 0.88",
1.4875 lbs.
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LC Series:
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Brodart Sources:
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Brodart's Insight Catalog: Children
Brodart's TOP Juvenile Titles
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Bibliographies:
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Awards:
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Horn Book Guide Titles, Rated 1 - 4
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Starred Reviews:
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TIPS Subjects:
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Animals
Action/Adventure
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BISAC Subjects: |
JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
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LC Subjects:
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Animals, Fiction
Cats, Fiction
Friendship, Fiction
Magic, Fiction
Ninja, Fiction
Ninjas, Fiction
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SEARS Subjects: |
Cats, Fiction
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Reading Programs: |
Accelerated Reader Level:
4.8
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Points: 4.0
Lexile Level:
700
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| Annotations |
| Brodart's TOP Juvenile Titles | 11/01/2015 |
| Timmy the cat, his good friend Simon the mink, and their fellow inventors are robbed by bullies while trying to deliver their latest contraption to the local merchant. After discovering this is not the first time the bullies have struck, Timmy and his friends vow to turn themselves into ninjas. The criminals will never know what hit them. 224pp., Color Ill. |
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| Booklist | 11/01/2015 |
| Grades 4-7. Four crime-fighting animal friends who dress as ninjas? No, these aren't those turtles named for famous artists--but Casper and Jasper (pigs), Simon (a mink), and Timmy (a cat) are sure to appeal to the same action-adventure fan base. After being rescued from a nighttime peccadillo by Albert, a kindly toy maker-magician, Timmy joins the fight against a gang of bullies who are kidnapping kids and taking away their ability to laugh. Albert helps design magical devices that will help the four friends in their vigilante efforts as they patrol their city's streets, where they discover a soulless, blue rabbit at the center of the scheme. Teaming up with a pretty feline female who's an ace pilot (and whom Timmy stumblingly crushes on), the quartet attempts to foil the rabbit's plans. Tamm has illustrated his series starter (originally published in Sweden) with detailed creations like motorcycle-riding chameleons and glowing, balloon-lofted airships. Sure to have broad appeal, this adventure will leave readers eager for the next volume. Cruze, Karen. 208p. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2015. |
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| Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books | 12/01/2015 |
| R. Gr. 4-6. In this Swedish import, a young tinkerer cat learns to be a ninja and sets out to save his town from an evil blue bunny that wants to rob the town's children of their laughter. Best not to dwell too long on the spare plot, as the character development and artwork are the true stars of this gorgeous book. There's never much doubt as to whether the ragtag group of scrappy animals will actually succeed in stopping the bunny and becoming heroic ninjas, but the animal-specific traits of the characters blend well with the energetic text, sweeping readers along through to the movie-ready climax wherein the hero uses his new training to stop the bad guy and save the girl (though the girl, a pilot and adventurer, had seemed to be capable of saving herself). The vibrant illustrations have the luster of good animation, and they transform the text by highlighting the best parts, such as the intricate machines Timmy and his friend develop, and offering dramatic portraiture of the sinister, sapphire blue bunny and this dark, European city. Readers who are drawn in by Timmy and his crew will be pleased to see that a sequel is strongly hinted at in the final page. AS. 211p. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, c2015. |
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| Horn Book Guide | 11/01/2016 |
| 3. With the help of a magical toymaker, cat Timmy and his animal friends form a band of novice ninjas determined to protect the streets from Blue Rabbit, a soul-sucking (literally: he's a toy searching for a soul by sucking laughter out of children) experiment-gone-wrong. The compelling fantasy is accompanied by Tamm's cinematic full-color illustrations immersing readers in a steampunky world. ac. 213pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2016. |
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| Kirkus Reviews | 09/01/2015 |
| Does ninja cat Timmy have what it takes to save the city's children? In a steampunk-y town peopled by humans and anthropomorphic animals, orphan cat Timmy and his ragtag group of animal friends find their newest invention stolen by the mean Gribbles, a gang of warthog cousins. Timmy's about to give up when he meets magical human toymaker Alfred, who gifts Timmy and his friends with everything they need to become ninja crime fighters. With the help of a kitty girl pilot named Flores, the friends uncover the evil plot of the Blue Rabbit, an early creation of Alfred's that's turned bad. He's stealing the laughter of children all over town in hopes of making himself a soul. When Flores is kidnapped, the animal friends spring into action to save the day. Swedish-American artist and designer Tamm's painterly, full-color illustrations are eye-catching if a bit stiff, though Flores' exaggerated eyelashes are disappointingly stereotypical. And unfortunately, his prose is twee, clumsy, and full of cliches. In this haphazard tale, underdeveloped characters are given the tools they need to succeed, but they aren't given the chance thanks to deus ex toymaker. Fortunately, the type is big, the pages are thick, and the illustrations are many, so the book may well draw readers. More empty calories than full-bodied treat. (Fantasy. 7-9). 224pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2015. |
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| Publishers Weekly | 09/28/2015 |
| Ages 8-12. Tamm, a concept designer in the film industry, debuts with an animal fantasy, originally published in his native Sweden. Timmy, a shy gray cat with large golden eyes, and Simon, a fairly vain mink, lead a pleasant life tinkering in a loft above a bakery--until they are attacked by a gang of bullying wild boars, who steal their latest invention, an automated orange peeler. From there, Timmy and Simon get caught up in a mission to foil the plans of an evil blue bunny (a toy maker's magical creation gone rogue), who intends to steal the laughter of all the children in Elyzandrium. Under the guidance of Alfred the toymaker and with help from a daring female feline pilot named Flores, Timmy and his crew become do-good ninjas. Stilted, long-winded narration can make for slow reading, but Tamm's rich full-color illustrations are more successful, filling the pages with images of dramatic action sequences, intricate-looking tools and machinery, and stealthy ninja escapades. For readers who find themselves under Timmy's sway, the closing pages set up a sequel. (Nov.). 224p. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, c2015. |
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