The Legend of Ninja Cowboy Bear

by David Bruins, Hilary Leung

Overview

An imaginative and humorous book about friends who counter conflict with respect and sensitivity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781554539215
Publisher:	Kids Can Press, Limited
Publication date:	09/01/2009
Series:	Ninja Cowboy Bear series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	AD610L (what's this?)
File size:	48 MB
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Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

David Bruins lives in Dundas, Ontario, and spends most of his days as a computer programmer. However, he'd much rather spend his time riding his bicycle, playing guitar or telling stories to anyone who will listen.
Hilary Leung is a graphic artist in Burlington, Ontario, and a graduate of the illustration program at Sheridan College. His work for Kids Can Press includes the very popular Ninja Cowboy Bear series.

Editorial Reviews

04/27/2015
This comic book—style story features three amiable characters who challenge each other to a series of contests only to realize that "no one had to be the best. They were each special and unique—just like you and me." Leung's action-filled, brightly-colored illustrations, which have a burnished, wood-grain quality, seem ready-made for animation. With style and humor, the collaborators show how the bear's strength allows him to build a higher rock pile than the ninja, the cowboy's "precision and accuracy" allows him to pick more raspberries than the bear, and the ninja's agility allows him to catch more rabbits than the cowboy. The simple story about accepting one's gifts also provides the basis for a game featuring the three characters, which is described at the end of the book. A variation of "rock-paper-scissors," the game does not rely on hand signals, but encourages children to use full body play as "ninja beats cowboy," "cowboy beats bear," and "bear beats ninja" (an online version of the game is also available, but seems like scant fun compared to striking bear and ninja poses). Ages 4—7. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

In all it's a wonderfully integrated package about friendship, competition and the celebration of difference.-Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

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