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Dragonbreath: Attack of the Ninja Frogs (Dragonbreath #2)

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Danny Dragonbreath knew girls were trouble. But the new foreign exchange student, Suki the Salamander, is beyond trouble. Not only has she reduced his best friend, Wendell, to a blithering, lovesick tadpole, but she?s apparently the object of an elaborate ninja frog kidnapping plot. Danny is never one to pass up an adventure (especially one involving ninja frogs), and so h...more

Hardcover, 208 pages

Published February 4th 2010 by Dial (first published 2010)

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Oct 18, 2012 Twinholly1 rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Dragonbreath: Attack of the Ninja Frogs is the second book in the Dragonbreath series by Ursula Vernon. Vernon uses her traditional green, black and white comic like illustrations from the first book, but this time also includes red to enhance the color spectrum.
In this book Danny Dragonbreath is obsessed samurais, swords and kung fu scenes. Like the first book it starts with Danny daydreaming, this time about being “Lord Dragonbreath Ruler of an Ancient Smurai Clan” and how him and his troops w...more Dragonbreath: Attack of the Ninja Frogs is the second book in the Dragonbreath series by Ursula Vernon. Vernon uses her traditional green, black and white comic like illustrations from the first book, but this time also includes red to enhance the color spectrum.
In this book Danny Dragonbreath is obsessed samurais, swords and kung fu scenes. Like the first book it starts with Danny daydreaming, this time about being “Lord Dragonbreath Ruler of an Ancient Smurai Clan” and how him and his troops will only accept victory and glory...But Danny is abruptly awoken by his mother asking him if he wanted Pepperoni on his pizza. Danny is a little bummed, but realizes that if he eats his pizza fast enough he will have time to watch Seven Fists of Carnage which he had hoped would be “as good as his all-time favorite, Vengeance of the Thirteen Masters, in which a blind salamander samurai fights off thirteen ninja clans, using only a pair of chopsticks.”

The next morning Danny goes to meet his best friend Wendell the Iguana at the best stop like he normally does every school morning, but today he is talking to “A GIRL!” Oh NO not a girl! Danny is more worried about ‘Cooties’ and is rather awkward around her, even more so than Wendell. Come to find out Suki the Salamander isn’t like other girls, she likes comic books and even more so the Ninja comic books. Yes, she does want to be a veterinarian like most the other girls in their class, but at least she likes Ninja stuff… right? At least this is Wendell’s way of explaining it.

On the way home from school that day Wendell and Danny hear Suki screaming for help. They run and hide, but Wendell can’t stand the thought of Suki being hurt. He gets up enough courage to see what is the matter and of course Danny can’t be the wimp so he hustles along too. They find out that Suki is being harassed by ‘Ninja Frogs’ and that they are tied to Japanese mythology. Danny goes to his house with Suki and Wendell and asks his mother, “Who do we know that might know about Japanese mythology?” Mrs. Dragonbreath responded with “Your great-grandfather. He lives outside of Izumo Province in Japan”. That’s it! The kids scurried on their way. Danny had an idea they would just take the bus to Izumo and talk with his great-grandfather. Suki was from Japan and knew this was impossible. Or was it?

Just like in the first book they are magically able to take the bus to his great-grandfather’s house. His great-grandfather is able to see into Suki’s past and tells them that Suki “is the reincarnation of the great warrior Leaping Sword, who used to rule the Spurtongue Clan of Ninja Frogs a few hundred years ago.” The great-grandfather then tells them that they Ninja Frogs only want to capture Suki because they want her to become their Queen leader again. He tells them that they only way to get them to leave Suki alone would be to "find the sworn enemies of the Spurtongue Clan―the Geckos of the Golden Chrysanthemum".

The three set out to find the Geckos of the Golden Chrysanthemum. On their way they find an injured Crane. This bird is huge and Wendell and Danny are scared. Suki is a bit shaken, but her want to help animals quickly sets in and with the help of both Danny and Wendell she is able to help the bird. The three then go on their way in search of the enemies in hopes they can help them like Danny’s great-grandfather had promised them.

Does the trio find the enemies? And if so are they able to fight off the evil Spurtongue Ninja Frogs? Can they do it with the help of the Geckos of Golden Chrysanthemum? Or is it someone else that 'swoops' in to help them? You will have to see when you read this great book. I definitely recommend this book to young readers. This is a great beginner chapter book. It is an easy read and with great graphics even the reluctant readers will love these books!
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Feb 16, 2012 Karen Yingling rated it 4 of 5 stars

Danny is appalled when his best friend Wendell loans the Japanese exchange student his comic book-- she's a GIRL and they could both get cooties! And what if Wendell sits on the bus or eats lunch with Suki instead of him? Once Danny finds out that Suki is being followed and attack by Ninja frogs, however, his tune changes and the trio head to Mythical Japan on the bus to consult Danny's great grandfather about how to stop the Spurtongue clan from kidnapping Suki and making her their queen. To do...more

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Dec 18, 2011 Laurie rated it 5 of 5 stars

The Dragonbreath series is written for grade schoolers, but I’ve followed the author’s ‘Digger’ strip on the web and seen some of her other art, so when I saw the library had this book, I picked it up. It’s a well written and adorably illustrated (Vernon does both the writing and illustrating) adventure story.

Danny Dragonbreath (who is, obviously, a dragon) is alarmed when his best friend, Wendell, becomes friends with a *girl*. As one may remember from grade school, girls and boys think the op...more

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Mar 20, 2010 Nicola rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, own

Reason for Reading: Read aloud to my 9yo ds over the March Break.

Summary: Danny has his mind full of imaginary samurai scenarios and watches ninja movies every night because of his current Japanese warfare obsession. Plus ninjas are cool! Then a Japanese exchange student comes to school for a while, Suki Salamander, and Wendell falls a bit in love with her which makes Danny nauseated. Until he finds out that frog ninjas are trying to kidnap Suki. So the three take off to visit Danny's great-gran...more Reason for Reading: Read aloud to my 9yo ds over the March Break.

Summary: Danny has his mind full of imaginary samurai scenarios and watches ninja movies every night because of his current Japanese warfare obsession. Plus ninjas are cool! Then a Japanese exchange student comes to school for a while, Suki Salamander, and Wendell falls a bit in love with her which makes Danny nauseated. Until he finds out that frog ninjas are trying to kidnap Suki. So the three take off to visit Danny's great-grandfather, an expert in the field, who will be able to tell them how to rid themselves of these Ninjas and why they want Suki in the first place.

Comments: I thought the first Dragonbreath book was so-so but my son enjoyed it very much and with a title of "Attack of the Ninja Frogs" we just had read the next one. I'll say I'm glad I did as this one was much more fun (for me) than the first. Obviously a cute story, definitely aimed at boys. Plenty of humour that had both of us laughing and ds was up out of his seat doing his ninja moves at the appropriate times; I even joined in with a few special ninja moves of my own!

The artwork is cute and cartoony. The comic style portions of the book are interwoven throughout and are a part of the story, they can't be skipped. This style of book is becoming known as a hybrid part textual novel/part graphic novel. However, the graphic sequences are kept shorter than are found in the first book. They were kept more to short sequences on the bottom of the page or the occasional full page but were hardly any that ran for more than two pages. Overall, the book does come out to be profusely illustrated rarely showing two pages of plain text without illustration.

The story is quite entrancing; what boy doesn't want to go join up with samurais against ninjas? While all this action is going on there is the back story of Wendall "liking" Suki and being embarrassed and not knowing how to act around her while Danny thinks girls have "cooties" and teases Wendall about having a girlfriend. By the end they both learn a lesson that perhaps doesn't extend to all girldom but has taught them that Suki is not an intimidating girl, no Suki is simply their friend. This whole storyline went way over my sons head though. He has no problems with girls. Except mushy stuff like kissing then he's grossed out but no kissing in this book. My son had never even heard the word "cooties" before and I didn't elaborate on it much, not necessary to tell him about all the rude cootie games and songs we played when I was a kid (LOL)

At the end of the book we are tempted by an announcement that a third book will be coming soon and ds is already sure he wants continue with Danny in Dragonbreath:Curse of the Were-Wiener.(less)

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Jul 17, 2012 Ashley rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: my-kids-books, library, ya-younger

In this second adventure in the Danny Dragonbreath universe, Danny and his bff Wendell the iguana pair up with Suki, a salamander foreign exchange student from Japan, to figure out why Suki is being stalked by ninja frogs. After a quick ride on the magic bus, they arrive in mythological Japan to meet with Danny's great Grandpa and a band of geckos dedicated to the defeat of the ninja frogs. There were some nice messages about friendship and passing kindness forward. I enjoyed the running gag abo...more

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Feb 28, 2010 Charlotte rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: firstreads

Danny Dragonbreath is one super funny dragonboy. From page 1 I have been hooked till I reach the end of the book. It's so hillarious and engaging.

There is a new girl in school and she is soo unlike other girls eventhough like other girls she wants to be a vet when she grow up. Suki is a smart exchange student from Japan. She loves reading comics and what's more, she is the reincarnation of a ninja queen! One day after school Danny and Wendell help her from two ninja frogs who want to claim her a...more

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Jun 25, 2010 Josh rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a cute little chapter book. Dragonbreath continues his adventures in his strange little world which has human characteristics (schools, bus systems, etc.) but it entirely populated by animals. And apparently Dragonbreath being a dragon is quite unusual. He is "mythological" in the book and it is strongly implied that he shouldn't exist. Yet nobody makes any real big deal about this. But I am way overanalyzing a fun little book that plays by its own rules. Its mostly an excuse for Dragonb...more

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Jan 09, 2013 Kathleen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013, comedy, children-s, graphic-novel

I love anything and everything Ursula Vernon writes, and the Dragonbreath series is no exception, but even for my baseline level of love, this was awesome. Attack of the Ninja Frogs is smart, funny, genre-savvy, educational (you learn ninja and samurai facts!), and just all around fun, with a pitch-perfect young boy voice and some really hilarious jokes. The potato salad from the first book makes a brief reappearance, which filled me with joy.

One note: the drawings are an integral part of the t...more

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Sep 22, 2010 Lora rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s-lit

I find myself giving J books much harsher ratings because as a reader I just don't enjoy them as much. However, I think children would enjoy them far more than I because that is the target audience.

That was the case with Dragonbreath, which I am booktalking in October. It was mildly entertaining to me, but a 2nd or 3rd grader would find it hysterical and full of adventure. It is a great bridge book between graphic novels and the traditional novel. There are a lot of fun illustrations as well as...more

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Dec 06, 2011 Tricia rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s-chapter, graphic-novel

Somewhere between illustrated story and graphic novel. Love that they can catch a 3:15 bus to Mythical Japan (wish I could !). Cute characters. Nice use of their actual animal characteristics as times.

Funny lines:

(captures the essence of the characters): If Suki - a girl - was able to tie a blindfold around the crane, refusing to hold its head would be pure cowardice. Wendell would never let him hear the end of it, and Wendell was terrified of perfectly safe things like gunpowder and bottle rock...more

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May 10, 2013 Supar rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: may, picture-books

"Dragonbreath: Attack of the ninja frogs" is about a small dragon named Danny. Danny is not the best dragon, he cant breath out fire and he is not the most athletic dragon. One day at the bus stop Danny sees he friend talking to a girl named Suki, he immediately dislikes her because she has "cooties" and is stealing his best friend. but that changes after she gets kidnapped. Danny helps get her back and they become friends.

I picked this book because i saw Jahshonne reading it and it caught my at...more

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Apr 05, 2010 Jayme rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, children, fantasy, graphic-novel

I checked this out of the library because the author's name caught my eye. I used to frequent a certain nerdy art site and she was by far one of the best on there. It was really cool to see her with her own illustrated book. But it was a little disappointing. She does the most amazingly adorable and beautiful drawings, but with the limited colours and whatnot, it didn't really come through in this book. To be fair, it's probably expected when you're doing a whole book of illustrations rather tha...more

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Mar 11, 2013 Sarah D'Arco rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classroom-library, graphic-novels

A fun addition to the Dragonbreath series. In this second book, Danny is going through an obsession with all things ninja and Kung fu. Much to his dismay, his best friend Wendell seems to be involved in a romantic relationship with an exchange student from Japan, Suki. The boys find out that Suki is descended from ninja ancestors and is being followed by ninja frogs as a result. It is their job to enlist the help of the Geckos of the Golden Chrysanthemum to save the day and rid Ski of her ninja...more

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Dec 07, 2012 Angela Oliver rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens, humour

I love Ursula's writing - she's such a hoot! The Dragonbreath series are great, quick reads for young readers, and should particularly be enjoyed by boys. I love the random facts interspersed through the story and Urusla's sense of humour really appeals to me. She's an awesome artist too - and the quirky illustrations interspersed with the text really bring the story to life.

In this adventure, daredevil Danny Dragonbreath and his sensible friend Wendall take the bus to Mythological Japan in an a...more

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May 20, 2013 Elvis Davtyan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fsg

Ichose this book because when i read the first book in the series it was quite exciting. So know i read the second book cause the was interesting. This book is about a student that came from Japan and is being followed by ninja frogs.Danny and Wendell try to help Saki but whenthey were helping they all got captured."You almost got me killed,"Said Wendell. I like that quote because he said that about five times because Danny almost always gets close to killing Wendell. I Would recommend this book...more

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Dec 31, 2012 Dolly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: children who enjoy reading graphic novels

Shelves: 2012, childrens, japan, middle-grade, graphic-novels, education-school, science, humor, scifi-fantasy

Part-graphic novel, part chapter book, this is an entertaining and somewhat educational story about an adolescent anthropomorphic dragon and his iguana pal. It's the second book in the Dragonbreath series by Ursula Vernon.

We borrowed this book from our local library as an ebook and our girls really liked reading the full-color book on a tablet. The story is a quick read and the graphic novel-like scenes are woven throughout the story in a seamless way. This would be a great book for a child who...more

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Aug 30, 2011 Rebecca rated it 4 of 5 stars

Like the first Dragonbreath book this one is a mix of novel and graphic novel. The graphics are cute and expressive. You don’t have to read the first one but there are references to the first book in this one that are more fun if you know what they mean. I also like the continuity between this one and the first one. Not just the same characters but that both start with Danny’s fantasy, that there is a magic bus system that goes anywhere you need it to go (even mythical Japan), and that Danny has...more

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Apr 07, 2010 Wrighty rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, for-review

This book got my attention because my nephews are five and ten years-old and love to read. Although this is just the book for them, I enjoyed it too! Danny is a typical boy with a vivid imagination, a love of kung fu movies and he happens to be a dragon. When his best friend Wendall falls for the new girl Suki, Danny is more than a little annoyed. But she's not like the other girls and when an attempt is made by ninja frogs to kidnap her Danny and Wendall jump into action.

Whimsical cartoons fill...more

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Jan 11, 2012 Melissa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens, fantasy

Ursula Vernon's kids books are spectacular. They are so much fun - and educational! In this one, we learn about ninjas and samurais. And old ninja movies. And the proper terms for some of the weaponry and WHY they're named that way. All within the context of the story. I love it when an author can sneak knowledge into a book for kids, especially one whose main character is a dragon!
It doesn't hurt that this series is half in comic form and she does all her own illustrations. She is a most excel...more

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Aug 20, 2012 Mari Anne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mg-ya

This second book in the Dragonbreath series only improves upon the franchise. This one is extremely funny and has lots of great action sequences. A GREAT series, especially for those in grades 1 - 5 and for reluctant readers as they numerous (and large) illustrations on most pages and are even graphic in some places.

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Dec 09, 2010 Lara rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: juv-fic

I love these lizards. Among the many adorable running jokes, my favourite has to be the one about Great-Grandfather Ryuu Dragonbreath and how he cheats at Trivial Pursuit. There are a lot of things to love about these books, not the least of which are the drawings. Cute cute cute!!!!

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Oct 21, 2010 Eddie Murphy rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone possible

Recommended to Eddie by: found in new comic section. isnt all comics.

hi chow hiah! awsome. about a dragon who isnt a real dragon everyone thinks. well him and his best friend go on adventures with a bus that can go anywere in 10 minuts family everywhere and lots of comady.
"dont diss da sword" DUNCAN you need to read this its a comic thats not a comic.

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Jul 30, 2012 Rosalia rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, childrens, boy-reads

Danny and Wendell make friends with Suki Salamander. Ninjas are after Suki and the trio goes to see Danny's grandfather for help. This one felt less lessony then the previous book. I really liked the story, it totally made me laugh which was just what I needed.

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Nov 30, 2011 Cody J added it

I like this book its got love action fantasy and more. Its about a dragon named Danny and his friend Wendell as they go on sweet adventor.I think you should reed this book.good luck hope you like it.

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Apr 16, 2012 Catherine rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Kids who like graphic novel type books especially boys

Shelves: series, graphic-novel

Fun read of more adventures with Danny Dragonbreath and his best friend Wendell. This time there is some girl power in the mix as they are joined by Japanese foreign exchange salamander, Suki.

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Aug 11, 2010 Phoebe rated it 4 of 5 stars

Another surefire laugh-getter. Danny and Wendell and their new friend Suki set out to discover why ninja frogs are following Suki everywhere. Same cute cartoons and quickly moving story.

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Mar 09, 2013 Angela rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens-book-reviews

My son is inhaling this series. It's clever and humorous without being disrespectful or negative. The next book in the series is "Curse of the Were Weiner." It's generating a lot of excitement in our house based on the title, alone.

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Sep 29, 2012 Donalyn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s-fantasy

Of all the graphic novel/ text hybrids, Dragonbreath is my favorite. The clever references and action remind me of TV shows my girls loved liked Kim Possible. Besides, dragons are awesome.

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Nov 12, 2012 Brian rated it 5 of 5 stars

I am absolutely loving reading this series to my 2 year old. He loves the entertaining pictures and I love that even though this is a book written for young children, it is laugh out loud funny for adults. My son now picks up these books many times he wants to be read to.

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Oct 21, 2010 Angela rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels

This one was even better than the fist, but maybe that's because there was a cool girl in it... or maybe it was the frogs. Can't wait to read the wiener book!

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Ursula Vernon is a freelance writer, artist and illustrator. She is best known for the webcomic Digger and the children's books Dragonbreath and Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew. Ursula is also a prolific painter and the creator of the Biting Pear of Salamanca, a work which became an internet meme in the form of the "LOL WUT" pear.

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