lalow66

my boys (7 and 8) have been really enjoying The Legend of Zelda books (published by VIZKIDS) they have been asking for more books like these but I seem to be having trouble finding them. They are not too much interested in the Pokemon ones. I thought there might be some kids/adults out there with ideas? I keep coming up empty when I try to do search for them and perhaps I dont know where to look. Thanks!

Robin Bentley

My daughter likes Inubaka, Inuyasha, Vampire Chibi, Fruits Basket and
others, but they might not be to their tastes.

She has read all the Warrior Cats books and likes the manga, too.
There are about half a dozen of those, so far.
http://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Tigerstar-Sasha-Return-Clans/dp/0061547948/ref=pd_sim_b_73

The Bone series might be interesting to them:
http://www.amazon.com/Bone-Prequel-Rose-Jeff-Smith/dp/0545135427/ref=pd_sim_b_71

When you go to the Amazon site, scroll down to "Customers Who Bought
This Item Also Bought" for some ideas. You can then take a look at
each book to see if your boys might like them.

Robin B.



On Feb 25, 2010, at 8:10 AM, lalow66 wrote:

> my boys (7 and 8) have been really enjoying The Legend of Zelda
> books (published by VIZKIDS) they have been asking for more books
> like these but I seem to be having trouble finding them. They are
> not too much interested in the Pokemon ones. I thought there might
> be some kids/adults out there with ideas? I keep coming up empty
> when I try to do search for them and perhaps I dont know where to
> look. Thanks!
>

NCMama

-=-My library has lots of these books.-=-

Yes, we can go into our libraries here and ask the librarian where the manga is, many of the libraries have quite a large selection.

Caren

Joyce Fetteroll

On Feb 25, 2010, at 11:10 AM, lalow66 wrote:

> my boys (7 and 8) have been really enjoying The Legend of Zelda
> books (published by VIZKIDS) they have been asking for more books
> like these but I seem to be having trouble finding them.

Here's some popular manga series with younger kids:

Dragonball
Dragonball Z
Shaman King
InuYasha
Naruto
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Hunter X Hunter
One Piece
YuYu Hakusho
Hikaru no Go
Avatar: The Last Airbender (I'm pretty sure it's in book format)
Case Closed
Full Metal Alchemist

Some my daughter and I've read that might appeal too are:

Et Cetera
Legendz
Yakitate! Japan
Ranma 1/2

Joyce

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Robin Marcoccia

My kids are into Tegami Bachi right now, but they are 8 and 10.
Postal carriers, of a sort, dealing with giant metal insects, family
and societal stuff.

Robin
On Feb 25, 2010, at 11:10 AM, lalow66 wrote:

> my boys (7 and 8) have been really enjoying The Legend of Zelda
> books (published by VIZKIDS) they have been asking for more books
> like these but I seem to be having trouble finding them. They are
> not too much interested in the Pokemon ones. I thought there might
> be some kids/adults out there with ideas? I keep coming up empty
> when I try to do search for them and perhaps I dont know where to
> look. Thanks!
>
>
>



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Jenny Cyphers

When Chamille was heavily into reading manga, we'd go to the bookstore and just browse all the manga until she'd find a series that looked interesting that had the style of drawing she liked. I'm unfamiliar with a lot of the manga geared toward younger kids. Chamille really started reading manga around 11 and she went straight to gore and blood. Other than the gore and blood, she really like Naruto for a long time. That one appeals to a wider audience!

Most bookstores these days have a graphic novel section, even Borders and Barnes and Noble. We are lucky enough to live near a Japanese bookstore and Powell's, so that's where we've gone mostly.





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Ed Wendell

We used Viz Media and Shonen Jump web sites to research Manga in the beginning of Zac's love of Manga. Zachariah seems to always decide he wants a series that the book stores do not have, but we do find them on Amazon - many of the books on Amazon are buy 3 get the fourth one free so that helps with the cost a lot! Lately he has been watching a lot of Anime on-line and that has him venturing into several new series - that are actually old series from the late 80's early 90's. He never liked the usual ones that everyone else tended to like such as Nurato - he tends to be that way.

Some consideration: Some series are only 3 books and others like Inuyasha are up to book 46 - that is the next book due out March 9th. Bleach is up to book 30 and Knights of the Zodiac is up to book 29. Some series put out another book every couple of months and some only come out twice a year.

Amazon is also a great resource to keep track of when the next book is due out in a particular series - as long as they carry it of course.

Lisa W.

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Ticia

My daughter 11 has recently become very interested in the "art" of manga. We have had so much success in finding them at our public library. We have to do a lot of intra? library transfers and holds to find the right ones. I have seen them for purchase via amazon.com :)

Ticia


--- In [email protected], "lalow66" <lalow@...> wrote:
>
> my boys (7 and 8) have been really enjoying The Legend of Zelda books (published by VIZKIDS) they have been asking for more books like these but I seem to be having trouble finding them. They are not too much interested in the Pokemon ones. I thought there might be some kids/adults out there with ideas? I keep coming up empty when I try to do search for them and perhaps I dont know where to look. Thanks!
>

TreeGoddess

On Feb 26, 2010, at 8:07 AM, [email protected] wrote:

-=-She has read all the Warrior Cats books-=-

Robin,

My almost 9yo DD recently started reading this series and loves it!
She's been watching animations on YouTube that people made of these
books and then started drawing and posting her own. I hadn't known
that they were based on any stories until my son told me so I got the
first book from the library, and after I picked it up I casually told
her that I picked the book up for her if she was interested in
checking it out. She dove right in! :)

She could read prior to this, but this is the first time she's had
any interest in reading a book. She's surprised by how much she
enjoys the portability of a book versus reading things online -- she
can snuggle up on the couch, relax on her bed, take it in the car,
etc. :)

-Tracy-



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Susan Chenoweth

I did a search on Google and found a link to MANY of the Zelda books
by VIZ KIDS at Amazon.com! Go to Amazon and search for "the legend of
Zelda" under the Books category.

Thanks for the heads up, btw. My son LOVES the Legend of Zelda. I'll
bet this will be a good way to introduce him to books he may be
interested in reading himself.

Hurray!!

Susan



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Paige Hancock-Parr

We're big into Manga, Anime, graphic novels and comics, etc. at home. Mom
and Dad included!

My girls started out with books that were very much "shojo" (geared towards
girls), but now read almost any kind of Manga. I've never read the Legend
of Zelda books, but I'd recommend the Kingdom Hearts manga series, simply
based on the fact that they're both based on video games. They're at least
worth a look, and most chain bookstores should have some of the series.
Also, I'd second the recommendation for Amazon, to check out what others
have bought that you might have looked at.

If this link works, it's Amazon's Manga section, divided (on the sidebar)
into different categories:
*http://tinyurl.com/y95upbs*
**

I'll take a look at our bookshelves at home, to see if any others pop out...

Paige, in Virginia

http://freshpeaches.tumblr.com/

The hard work of one accomplishes more than the prayers of millions.



On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 11:10 AM, lalow66 <lalow@...> wrote:

>
>
> my boys (7 and 8) have been really enjoying The Legend of Zelda books
> (published by VIZKIDS) they have been asking for more books like these but I
> seem to be having trouble finding them. They are not too much interested in
> the Pokemon ones. I thought there might be some kids/adults out there with
> ideas? I keep coming up empty when I try to do
>


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Jenny Cyphers

***My girls started out with books that were very much "shojo" (geared towards
girls), but now read almost any kind of Manga. ***

The Japanese bookstore where we live has all the written in Japanese manga separated by boy and girl books. The girl section is almost entirely pink and the boy section is almost entirely red/orange and blue. The written in English versions are all alphabetical, not gender separated. It was one of the first things Chamille noticed when we started shopping there for manga books. The Naruto books were in the boy section in the Japanese version. Books like Fruits Basket were in the girl section.





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Beth Danicke

My 11 year old said his favorites are Inuyasha, Naruto, and Bleach. We
either buy them from Amazon or Barnes & Noble (our B&N has a huge manga
section).

Beth D.

-----Original Message-----

my boys (7 and 8) have been really enjoying The Legend of Zelda books
(published by VIZKIDS) they have been asking for more books like these but I
seem to be having trouble finding them. They are not too much interested in
the Pokemon ones. I thought there might be some kids/adults out there with
ideas? I keep coming up empty when I try to do search for them and perhaps
I dont know where to look. Thanks!

yaboobarb

Hello!
I am glad to be here!

My 7 ( almost 8)year old just ate up The Shaman King series and wants
more.

I was FLOORED today when he came and told me that he wanted to learn
Japanese so he can read them how they were written. I have heard of
other unschooled children doing this, but wow!

My question is here, does anyone have any suggestions for materials to
give my son so this learning introduction won't be overwhelming?

Thank you!
Barbara



--- In [email protected], "Beth Danicke" <saremca@...>
wrote:
>
> My 11 year old said his favorites are Inuyasha, Naruto, and Bleach.
We
> either buy them from Amazon or Barnes & Noble (our B&N has a huge
manga
> section).
>
> Beth D.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> my boys (7 and 8) have been really enjoying The Legend of Zelda books
> (published by VIZKIDS) they have been asking for more books like these
but I
> seem to be having trouble finding them. They are not too much
interested in
> the Pokemon ones. I thought there might be some kids/adults out there
with
> ideas? I keep coming up empty when I try to do search for them and
perhaps
> I dont know where to look. Thanks!
>

Joanna

There is a Japanese language game on DS--although you should look up reviews on it before buying. May daughter didn't really click with it, but others may.

Joanna


--- In [email protected], "yaboobarb" <yaboobarb@...> wrote:
>
> Hello!
> I am glad to be here!
>
> My 7 ( almost 8)year old just ate up The Shaman King series and wants
> more.
>
> I was FLOORED today when he came and told me that he wanted to learn
> Japanese so he can read them how they were written. I have heard of
> other unschooled children doing this, but wow!
>
> My question is here, does anyone have any suggestions for materials to
> give my son so this learning introduction won't be overwhelming?
>
> Thank you!
> Barbara
>
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "Beth Danicke" <saremca@>
> wrote:
> >
> > My 11 year old said his favorites are Inuyasha, Naruto, and Bleach.
> We
> > either buy them from Amazon or Barnes & Noble (our B&N has a huge
> manga
> > section).
> >
> > Beth D.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > my boys (7 and 8) have been really enjoying The Legend of Zelda books
> > (published by VIZKIDS) they have been asking for more books like these
> but I
> > seem to be having trouble finding them. They are not too much
> interested in
> > the Pokemon ones. I thought there might be some kids/adults out there
> with
> > ideas? I keep coming up empty when I try to do search for them and
> perhaps
> > I dont know where to look. Thanks!
> >
>

Jenny Cyphers

***I was FLOORED today when he came and told me that he wanted to learn
Japanese so he can read them how they were written. I have heard of
other unschooled children doing this, but wow!

My question is here, does anyone have any suggestions for materials to
give my son so this learning introduction won't be overwhelming?***

Chamille was like that for a while. When it came right to it though, she was more interested in the "idea" of learning the Japanese language rather than actually learning it. She does have a friend that is really into creating manga that has learned lots of Japanese by simply observing and absorbing it.

What I would do, is to get two books that are the same, one in English and one in Japanese and compare, and a character translation type of book.





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Sandra Dodd

http://www.studyjapanese.org/

There's quite a bit of online Japanese stuff. I googled
learn japanese online

That link above looked painless and fun.

Kirby listens to anime in Japanese with subtitles and has picked up
some stuff that way.

Sandra

Beth Danicke

My oldest learned a lot of Japanese from the Nintendo DS Japanese
Tutor/Game. She also watches anime in Japanese with and without English
subtitles.

Our library system has Rosetta Stone available through their website that
anyone with a library card can access for free. You might want to check and
see if your library system has anything similar.

Last year we went to EPCOT Center and Sarah was able to have a few simple
conversations in Japanese with the people who worked in the Japan pavilion.
It was really cool for her, and they were very gracious and impressed with
her pronunciations.

Beth D.

-----Original Message-----

I was FLOORED today when he came and told me that he wanted to learn
Japanese so he can read them how they were written. I have heard of
other unschooled children doing this, but wow!

My question is here, does anyone have any suggestions for materials to
give my son so this learning introduction won't be overwhelming?

Thank you!
Barbara