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Being the new kid in town with no volume control on his voice, Daniel Boom discovers an even bigger problem: the evil Kid-Rid Corporation has silenced the entire world with their terrible Soundsucker LX machine! Daniel taps into his inner superhero to become Loud Boy, along with his new pals who have bad habits (aka superpowers) of their own. The unlikely heroes are able to turn the tables on the villains, restoring peace and un-quiet to the world once more! But is it the end of Kid-Rid?
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96 pages, Paperback
First published March 13, 2008
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David Steinberg
55 books11 followersDavid "D.J." Steinberg is the author of nineteen published books for children that have sold more than 1.5 million copies to date, including USA Today bestseller Kindergarten, Here I Come; Grasshopper Pie and Other Poems; and his graphic novel series The Adventures of Daniel Boom AKA Loud Boy.
When he is not working on his books, he spends his days as an executive, producer, and artist on animated movies and TV shows. He currently oversees animation production for Nickelodeon.
When he is not writing books or playing animation executive, David's favorite job is husband and dad, with his wife and three favorite critics—er—sons in Los Angeles, California.
When he is not working on his books, he spends his days as an executive, producer, and artist on animated movies and TV shows. He currently oversees animation production for Nickelodeon.
When he is not writing books or playing animation executive, David's favorite job is husband and dad, with his wife and three favorite critics—er—sons in Los Angeles, California.
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March 21, 2012
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What a fun graphic novel series. I am so glad that I ran across it. I will definitely be getting this for my classroom. I know that many readers will connect with Daniel's feelings of not fitting in, being obnoxious to adults, and needing to find friends that understand him for who he is.
Daniel Boom is an ordinary enough boy, well, except that he is so loud that he can shatter glass when he whispers. He feels like a freak most of his life until he meets 3 other kids who all share a birthday with him and all seem to have powers that get them in trouble. Together, Daniel Boom, his sister and their 3 new friends join together to try and defeat the evil behind KR (kid-rid) industries.
What a fun graphic novel series. I am so glad that I ran across it. I will definitely be getting this for my classroom. I know that many readers will connect with Daniel's feelings of not fitting in, being obnoxious to adults, and needing to find friends that understand him for who he is.
Daniel Boom is an ordinary enough boy, well, except that he is so loud that he can shatter glass when he whispers. He feels like a freak most of his life until he meets 3 other kids who all share a birthday with him and all seem to have powers that get them in trouble. Together, Daniel Boom, his sister and their 3 new friends join together to try and defeat the evil behind KR (kid-rid) industries.
October 25, 2018
On the day Daniel Boom is born, an evil scientist tests out his invention, the behavio-ray, an electrical contraption that will silence the world. It fails and creates the reverse outcome. Daniel is extremely LOUD. The evil scientist "Old Fogey" perfects his invention and kidnaps the children born at the hospital 10 years ago. He sends out another electrical beam. The world goes silent, except Daniel and friends who deflect the beam with an umbrella. It's up to these kids to steal the remote, reverse the equation, and restore sound to the world.
Believability goes a long way for me, even in science-fiction. I know this author is intentionally trying to be absurd, but you can be silly and still stay within a window of reason. Also too many unexplained plot points, such as why his mother works for the same company as Old Fogey. Younger kids will enjoy it, but most kids will still flock to Raina Telgemeier. Even boys love Raina.
Believability goes a long way for me, even in science-fiction. I know this author is intentionally trying to be absurd, but you can be silly and still stay within a window of reason. Also too many unexplained plot points, such as why his mother works for the same company as Old Fogey. Younger kids will enjoy it, but most kids will still flock to Raina Telgemeier. Even boys love Raina.
September 26, 2017
I ran across Book 2 first so it was fun to see how this started. The story is great and the graphic drawings are fun. Love the funny details.
"On a quiet day 10 years age..." 4 children are born at Cloud 9 hospital, but the purple lightning that day was part of an experiment that did not go well. The Behavio-ray was supposed to make these children behave in a docile way, but instead each of the children ended up with less than desirable traits. The story centers on Daniel Boom who is given a voice that is so loud his whisper breaks glass. Each of these children find themselves outcasts as they try to cope with their "gifts". When they find themselves all together in a Saturday detention program, they realize that their similar birthdays, birth location, and unusual behaviors cannot be a coincidence.
"On a quiet day 10 years age..." 4 children are born at Cloud 9 hospital, but the purple lightning that day was part of an experiment that did not go well. The Behavio-ray was supposed to make these children behave in a docile way, but instead each of the children ended up with less than desirable traits. The story centers on Daniel Boom who is given a voice that is so loud his whisper breaks glass. Each of these children find themselves outcasts as they try to cope with their "gifts". When they find themselves all together in a Saturday detention program, they realize that their similar birthdays, birth location, and unusual behaviors cannot be a coincidence.
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July 1, 2021February 28, 2020
This book was a very short book but I still liked the action and adventure but there were some parts that i would have added in like i wish that Daniel had more than just a loud voice. i think that if you like super powers and super hero's than i think that you should read this book.
June 4, 2017
I thought it was sort of dopey
Especially the way the kids posed it was ok
Especially the way the kids posed it was ok
November 25, 2010
When Daniel was born he and the three other babies who were in the hospital nursery were the recipients of an evil scientist's ray gun designed to make babies not cry. It backfired and we follow Daniel as he goes through life with a super sonic voice that causes disaster and destruction. By age ten he has learned to keep his voice to the correct decibels of an indoor voice but it is hard for him to maintain. Then when the evil scientist returns, this time to make the entire world noiseless, he has arranged for the 4 children's families to be transferred with their jobs at KR Industries to the same town so he can deal with them all at once. The children meet each other for the first time, discover the plot and discover their superhero abilities and identities. Daniel's younger sister is included in this as well for reasons unknown but somehow due to her uncle who is a good scientist. This is a fun, delightful first book in the series. The kids are all relatable having powers which readers will identify with and enjoy seeing being put to good use. Daniel's parents have a large presence in the story, and are shown respect while at the same time are eccentric characters. Kid's will love these children with superpowers; a story equally accessible for boys and girls with the 5 member team consisting of 2 girls and mixed ethnicities. I look forward to book 2.
October 29, 2010
It was fun to read because Daniel Boom had the power to be loud. He didn't really know what was his powers for so he thought that it was a disgrace. His parents always said to him "Daniel it's a give just try to get the hang of it and maybe you will be able to control it".
The art in this book is really creative i think that the art complements the story. The way that the talking bubbles have a certain shape and color to show if the person is screaming or talking. The bubbles also show when the character is grabbing someones hand tightly.
In my opinion this book is really funny. I would really like to read the other parts to this book they are really entertaining, they're funny, and the pictures have a lot of details it's real cool.
I would recommend this book to my friend Jarleny because i know that she will really like this book because of the cool pictures and all of the action.
I would give D.J.Steinberg props for making this book because is just so interesting to read and he did a really awesome job on the designs.
The art in this book is really creative i think that the art complements the story. The way that the talking bubbles have a certain shape and color to show if the person is screaming or talking. The bubbles also show when the character is grabbing someones hand tightly.
In my opinion this book is really funny. I would really like to read the other parts to this book they are really entertaining, they're funny, and the pictures have a lot of details it's real cool.
I would recommend this book to my friend Jarleny because i know that she will really like this book because of the cool pictures and all of the action.
I would give D.J.Steinberg props for making this book because is just so interesting to read and he did a really awesome job on the designs.
March 3, 2009
So what can you say about a comic starring Destructo Kid, Tantrum Girl, Fidget, Loud Boy, and Chatterbox who fight a bad guy named Old Fogey? It has more depth of story and character than I expected, wasn't just all jokes (which it did have). It begins with Daniel Boom's birth and early childhood, when a doctor diagnoses "this boy has absolutely no indoor voice," but the bulk of the story takes place when he is ten. The family moves to Stillville, KS, where Daniel discovers a nefarious plot to rid the world of children and noise, but overcomes it with the help of new friends after they have all "found that their biggest problems turned out to be their greatest strengths." Not bad.
January 8, 2009
The day Daniel Boom was born, all the babies in the hospital received a special talent when a mad scientist's experiment goes awry. His talent is being loud. REALLY, REALLY LOUD. This is a problem for him.
And it is a problem for the mad scientist... who can hear him from wherever he is on the planet. The scientist has started operation Kid Rid and is determined to eliminate children one annoying trait at a time, starting with noise!
Cute story. I think I don't quite appreciate the graphic novel style as much as traditional writing, but boys will love this!
And it is a problem for the mad scientist... who can hear him from wherever he is on the planet. The scientist has started operation Kid Rid and is determined to eliminate children one annoying trait at a time, starting with noise!
Cute story. I think I don't quite appreciate the graphic novel style as much as traditional writing, but boys will love this!
October 18, 2009
Daniel is a loud child and has to learn to use his inside voice. After his family moves to a new town and he ends up in detention with a group of other kids at school. They realize they all have the same birthday. Turns out kids all born on that day 10 years before all received special powers. These four kids, along with Daniel's sister, fight the evil Old Fogey.
Daniel's dad writes fortune cookie sayings as a living. I think kids will find it hilarious the many ways that Daniel's dad is inspired to write certain sayings.
Daniel's dad writes fortune cookie sayings as a living. I think kids will find it hilarious the many ways that Daniel's dad is inspired to write certain sayings.
October 29, 2011
This felt like a combination of The Little Rascals, Scooby Doo, and Spiderman to me. You've got a group of friends, who all accidentally have a 'super' power (like massive Temper Tantrums, heh), who get into trouble and work to solve a mystery and bring good to the world.
The artwork is very bright and detailed with strong lines. The plot, while silly, is quite readable, and will be very enjoyable among the tween set.
I see that more in this series are available. I will not seek them out, though Trevor (10) gave this title a 3.5-4, and probably will read the others.
The artwork is very bright and detailed with strong lines. The plot, while silly, is quite readable, and will be very enjoyable among the tween set.
I see that more in this series are available. I will not seek them out, though Trevor (10) gave this title a 3.5-4, and probably will read the others.
August 22, 2010
While this one had a more engaging storyline than some of the others, I found the illustrations a little busy and the humour hard to get into. Kids would probably get into the complicated physical movements in the frames and the gross bits more than I did. It sort of felt like a Saturday morning cartoon show, as the amount of action seemed to make it more suitable to animation than graphic novel.
February 4, 2016
An outrageous crime-fighting caper in the spirit of Scooby-Doo cartoons, with Old Fogey as the sniveling, power-hungry villain bent on total silence in the world, and Daniel Boom and his pals out to stop him with their "super powers," namely, a loud voice, tantrum-throwing, fidgeting, and destroying things. A fun twist on the disruptive behaviors of typical kids; a negative turned to the positive. It reminded me of David Lubar's novel "Hidden Talents."
February 22, 2009
A hospital is struck by purple lightning and the kids born during that event have special powers. Daniel Boom is one of them. His special power is that he is very very very loud. When he moves to a new place, he has problems getting used to the new school, making friends, and trying to figure out how to stop an evil plot for global domination.
October 3, 2010
My 5 yr old loves this comic and will "read" it over and over. Even while walking through a store he can't put it down. It's a cute story and the art work's easy on the eyes. Parents and kids will get a kick out of the kid super heroes whose powers are things like being too loud, being too destructive, explosive tantrums, etc. :)
June 27, 2011
The naughty child character always attracts the attention of students. I was not impressed with the comic book format or the characters. Even the drawings are somewhat off. That being said, due to the bad-boy nature of Daniel Boom he is sure to become one of this year's favorite reads for the library.
October 9, 2009
This is a graphic novel (for kids) about how being a loud kid can be a good thing (great for the A.D.D. kid in your life - no joke!). As the back copy proclaims: "Luckily for the world, my Loud Boy powers come in handy when foiling an evil plot for global domination."
June 16, 2011
This is a great choice for a reluctant reader. The main character is Loud Boy,and he has 3 friends, all born on the same day as him. They each have an unusual superpower. Utterly charming choice for young graphic novel lovers!
January 23, 2012
I think it's cool that Daniel Boom is Loud or(has a big mouth)Because I have a big mouth too!!It was scary when Daniel Boom almost got silenced but that could never happen because he basically talks for a living.I also liked Uncle Stanley.RRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDDDD this book !!!!!!!!
December 29, 2012
Daniel Boom is popular in my classroom, and now I can see why. He can't control his volume (something I can relate to), and gets himself into unlikely predicaments. Hopefully, he teaches students how not to behave...
May 6, 2013
Didn't love the book - didn't despise it either. The premise is clever - adults like Old Fogey want children to be seen and not heard. Old Fogey and his cyborgs(?) go to extreme measures to make kids boring. Not while Loud Boy and his four friends are around!
June 15, 2014
Loud boy
Beats criminals
Yay
Crimanal old fogey
Make world silent
With help from
K.R aka Kid Rid
Loud boys mom works at K.R
Loud boy = Daniel Boom
Meets Destructo kid Tantrum girl and Figet
Little sister Jeannie S.
Chatterbox
Beats criminals
Yay
Crimanal old fogey
Make world silent
With help from
K.R aka Kid Rid
Loud boys mom works at K.R
Loud boy = Daniel Boom
Meets Destructo kid Tantrum girl and Figet
Little sister Jeannie S.
Chatterbox
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December 30, 2015I really like these book, this is the first of a series of books about some kids that end up with super powers and it's fun watching them get together. Making friends with each other and fighting crime.
May 30, 2016
Interesting plot, average illustrations. I'd consider this a good addition to a graphic novel collection as it contains elements that would appeal to reluctant readers, and there's a planned sequel.
December 4, 2008
fun story, nice graphics
January 19, 2009
This is a good super power comic series for kids.
December 9, 2014
Very funny storyline and fun illustrations.
April 6, 2010
This was a GREAT book for my first grader! It's funny and engaging, and it's not violent. Keep them coming, Steinberg...
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