The Japanese Ninja Surprise

The Japanese Ninja Surprise
Author: Jeff Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2009-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781536440478

Stanley and his brother, Arthur, are such huge fans of the movie star ninja Oda Nobu that they decide to send him something even better than fan mail--Stanley himself! Soon enough, Flat Stanley is in Japan, seeing the country with his idol. But when

The Japanese Ninja Surprise

The Japanese Ninja Surprise
Author: Sara Pennypacker
Publisher: Flat Stanley
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Actors
ISBN: 9781405252102

Stanley is a huge fan of the ninja movie star Oda Nobu. So he decides to send something even better than fan mail - himself ! Soon enough, Flat Stanley is in Japan with Oda Nobu. But trouble is not far behind. Lucky that they have their ninja moves ! [Quatrième page de couverture].

Blood Ninja

Blood Ninja
Author: Nick Lake
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2009-12-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1416998306

A boy from a small fishing village must face a new reality after his father is murdered and he is rescued by a mysterious ninja in this heart-stopping first novel in the Blood Ninja trilogy. Could Taro, a fisherman’s son, be destined for greatness? In the course of a day, Taro’s entire life changes: His father is murdered before his eyes, and Taro is taken by a mysterious ninja on a perilous journey toward safety. Someone wants Taro dead, but who—and why? With his best friend, Hiro, and their ninja guide, Shusaku, Taro gets caught in the crossfire of a bitter conflict between rival lords for control of imperial Japan. As Taro trains to become a ninja himself, he’s less and less sure that he wants to be one. But when his real identity is revealed, it becomes impossible for Taro to turn his back on his fate.

Flat Stanley

Flat Stanley
Author: Jeff Brown
Publisher: Egmont Books (UK)
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2008
Genre: Children's stories, English
ISBN: 9781405242295

Stanley Lambchop was just an ordinary boy until a large notice board fell on him and made him flat - only half an inch thick! Stanley gets rolled up, sent in the post, flown like a kite, and helps catch dangerous criminals! Then, he becomes invisible and discovers he can do amazing things like perform magic and foil a daring robbery.

Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures #5: The Amazing Mexican Secret

Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures #5: The Amazing Mexican Secret
Author: Jeff Brown
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2010-08-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0061429996

Special delivery: Danger! When Stanley's mother needs the secret ingredient for a special recipe, Stanley mails himself to Mexico to track down its mysterious maker. But when a band of spies threatens to steal the secret, Stanley's simple trip becomes a race against an opponent that even a flat boy like himself can't slip past!!

Nighttime Ninja

Nighttime Ninja
Author: Barbara DaCosta
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2012-09-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316230731

Late at night, when all is quiet and everyone is asleep, a ninja creeps silently through the house in search of treasure. Soon he reaches his ultimate goal...and gets a big surprise! Will the nighttime ninja complete his mission? With spare text and lush illustrations, Nighttime Ninja is a fun, adventure-filled story about the power of play and imagination.

Little Kunoichi the Ninja Girl

Little Kunoichi the Ninja Girl
Author: Sanae Ishida
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-05-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1570619549

Meet Little Kunoichi, a young ninja in training! On a "super secret island" in a "super super secret village," Little Kunoichi, is struggling at school. Inspired by tiny Chibi Samurai’s practice and skills, she works harder than ever and makes a friend. Together, they show the power of perseverance, hard work, and cooperation, and they wow the crowd at the Island Festival. Through beautiful watercolor illustrations, and a funny and endearing story, Little Kunoichi will capture the imagination of young ninjas-in-training. The endnotes contain additional information about sumo wrestling, ninja training, and other aspects of Japanese language and culture. More adventures can be found in the Little Kunoichi series with Chibi Samuari Wants a Pet and Ba-chan The Ninja Grandma.

The Lost Samurai School

The Lost Samurai School
Author: Antony Cummins
Publisher: Blue Snake Books
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2016-10-25
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1623170885

This stunning English translation of a medieval Japanese text is an illustrated martial arts manual and a historical account of the teachings of a samurai grandmaster Available for the first time in English, this book explores the essential practices of the samurai school known as Mubyoshi Ryu. Complete with more than 350 images, The Lost Samurai School collects and translates ancient documents that contain the teachings of grandmaster Hagiwara Juzo—revealing for the first time to western readers the enthralling martial arts, secret weapons, magic, and espionage as they were practiced by samurai in their daily lives. The ancient Mubyoshi Ryu scrolls contain fascinating descriptions of “civilian” samurai skills—which concentrate more on personal protection than battlefield warfare—including the full ninja curriculum and elements of esoteric magic. Martial arts expert Antony Cummins contextualizes these translated documents by providing a history of the era and the school itself. The abundant illustrations form a useful martial arts manual, bringing to life the skills required to master everything from jujutsu and shuriken-jutsu (throwing blades) to swords, chain weapons, and the quarterstaff. The Lost Samurai School is a journey into the past that will preserve such skills for future generations and will appeal to anyone interested in martial arts or Japanese history.

Ninja

Ninja
Author: John Man
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2012-07-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1446487660

The Ninjas today are the stuff of myth and legend in comics, film and electronic games. But once they were real, the medieval equivalent of the SAS: spies, saboteurs, assassins. In their secrecy, under-cover skills and determination to survive, they were the opposite of the overt, self destructive samurai. Could they fly? Make themselves invisible? Of course not.It was just that their skills gave them a magical aura. As a result, martial artists and story-tellers have turned them into fantasy creatures, from James Bond to Mutant Turtles. In Ninja John Man goes in search of the truth. In a journey to the heartland of the ninjas, he takes us from their origins over 1,000 years ago, through their heyday in the civil wars that ended with Japan’s unification in 1600. But that was not the end of the ninja ethos. That re-emerged in World War Two as a little-known counterpart to Japanese militarism. Ninja ways live on in the real ‘last of the ninjas’, Hiroo Onoda, who held out in the Philippine jungle for 30 years.