jojo's flying side kick [Import] [Hardcover]

brian pinkney (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster; First edition. edition (1995)
• ISBN-10: 0671881116
• ISBN-13: 978-0671881115
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,737,080 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good one - my older niece (5) really got into it., July 26, 2008

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Ulyyf "Connie" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JoJo's Flying Sidekick (Paperback)

I really like this.

Jojo is about to test for her yellow belt. She's also (coincidentally - the two aren't connected at all until the end) afraid of the tree in her yard.

She's nervous about her test, and so three different members of her family give her advice. But it doesn't all click until the day of her test, when she puts all their advice together in her own way, in a way that not only earns her her yellow belt but also helps her stop being scared of the scary tree bandit.

The moral is nicely understated instead of being pushed like people do tend to do with kids.

Also, let me take a minute to say how much I enjoyed the illustrations in this book. I felt they really suited the material.

Definitely check this one out.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Story of self-confidence, December 23, 2007

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Mom of 2 (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: JoJo's Flying Sidekick (Paperback)

My four-year-old (who's big brother has been practicing karate for a few years) loved this story about a girl overcoming her fear and lack of confidence, ultimately succeeding in her goals.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute story...not so accurate, September 16, 2008

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Stacey Pule "S & B's Mommy" (St. Ignatius, MT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JoJo's Flying Sidekick (Paperback)

My almost yellow-belt tae kwon do daughter loved this book. The tree in JoJo's yard was really scary for her (she was 4 when we read it.), but she wanted to read it and see the tree over and over again. However, I don't remember seeing board breaking and flying side kicks in the her yellow belt study materials.