Tao, the Little Samurai 5: Wild Animals!

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The laugh-out-loud misadventures of Tao, a mischievous martial arts student, are accessibly presented in this fifth installment of a popular French series. The student has become the teacher. Tao is showing his little brother how to take care of bullies. He's also teaching his cat some ninja attacks! Meanwhile, a new kid has arrived at Master Snow's school-and she has a crush on Tao! With so much going on, how will Tao find time to goof off The fifth graphic novel in the Tao, the Little Samurai series delivers lots of laughs, with gags about martial arts, growing up, and everything in between!

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"This original cartoon series centers on Tao, a student at the martial arts school, Snow Academy. Tao suffers mishaps, often expressed through one to two page spreads. His friends are fellow students, Kat, Leo, and Ray, as well as his little brother, Neo, and cat, Bruce Lee. In The Championship!, someone's out to get the Snow kids as they head to an international martial arts competition. Tao and Lee set out to discover who kidnapped their star students, Hiro and Jay, who are in place to win the gold. In Wild Animals!, Tao helps his little brother fend off bullies while dealing with a new girl at school who has a crush on him. Interestingly, illustrator Nicolas Ryser uses thunder clouds with lightning bolts to indicate character upsets. When Lee and Tao finally find Hiro and Jay, they are getting arrested for doping after being framed by thieves who stole the magic sword. Tao, Lee, Ray, and Kat hotly pursue the thieves. Readers will enjoy the back matter, which includes pictures of the creators' desks along with art renderings and martial arts photos. Recommended as an additional purchase." --School Library Journal

Author Bio

Laurent Richard studied visual communication and applied arts. He worked in the world of advertising before becoming a professor of graphic arts. He now divides his time between teaching and illustration for children's publishing and media (Milan, Thierry Magnier, and Flammarion). He also illustrated the series of Bali by Flammarion-Pere Castor and Remi for Milan Publishing. Nicolas Ryser attended the School of Graphic Arts Estienne in Paris and specialized in illustration and typography. He won several competitions including the Angouleme and works for the magazine ""Casus Belli"". For his graduation diploma, Nicolas needed a writer. He met Igor Szalewaand the great adventure began with the ""Hariti"" series published by Editions Glenat.