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Rainbow Road #2
Super Powers of Rainbow Road
The first time Blake and Breonna traveled Rainbow Road, Lucky Leprechaun gave Blake X-ray vision.In this adventure, Breonna is given the gold coin for Super-hearing.Together, they use their powers to save a drowning boy and foil the plans of evil kidnappers.They soon learn that two heads are better than one.They also learn that there is more to Lucky than meets the eye!
104 pages, Paperback
First published June 16, 2010
155 people want to read
About the author
Robert Thornhill
65 books368 followersAward-winning author, Robert Thornhill, began writing at the age of sixty-six and in eleven short years has penned forty-five novels in the Lady Justice mystery/comedy series, the seven volume Rainbow Road series of chapter books for children, a cookbook and a mini-autobiography.
Lady Justice and the Sting, Lady Justice and Dr. Death, Lady Justice and the Vigilante, Lady Justice and the Candidate, Lady Justice and the Book Club Murders, Lady Justice and the Cruise Ship Murders, Lady Justice and the Vet and Lady Justice and the Pharaoh’s Curse won the Pinnacle Award for the best new mystery novels of Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012, Spring of 2013, Summer of 2013, Spring of 2014 and Fall of 2014 from the National Association of Book Entrepreneurs.
Twenty-four volumes in the series reached #1 on Amazon in the past twenty-four months.
Many of Walt’s adventures in the Lady Justice series are anecdotal and based on Robert’s real life.
Although Robert holds a master’s in psychology, he has never taken a course in writing and has never learned to type. All 52 of his published books were typed with one finger and a thumb!
His wit and insight come from his varied occupations, including thirty-three years as a real estate broker. He lives with his wife, Peg, in Independence, Missouri.
Visit him on the Web at: http://BooksByBob.com
Lady Justice and the Sting, Lady Justice and Dr. Death, Lady Justice and the Vigilante, Lady Justice and the Candidate, Lady Justice and the Book Club Murders, Lady Justice and the Cruise Ship Murders, Lady Justice and the Vet and Lady Justice and the Pharaoh’s Curse won the Pinnacle Award for the best new mystery novels of Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012, Spring of 2013, Summer of 2013, Spring of 2014 and Fall of 2014 from the National Association of Book Entrepreneurs.
Twenty-four volumes in the series reached #1 on Amazon in the past twenty-four months.
Many of Walt’s adventures in the Lady Justice series are anecdotal and based on Robert’s real life.
Although Robert holds a master’s in psychology, he has never taken a course in writing and has never learned to type. All 52 of his published books were typed with one finger and a thumb!
His wit and insight come from his varied occupations, including thirty-three years as a real estate broker. He lives with his wife, Peg, in Independence, Missouri.
Visit him on the Web at: http://BooksByBob.com
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July 2, 2011
Book Review: Super Powers of Rainbow Road
When I was growing up in the Fifties, it was Superman (and Supergirl) with their magical powers of strength that could best the evildoers and save the world for "Truth, Justice, and the American Way." Twenty years later, my older children hero worshiped Steve Austin the Bionic Man (and the girls all wanted to be Jamie, the Bionic Woman). By the Eighties, my younger daughters would get up at the crack of dawn to see the latest episode of Power Rangers. All were fantasy heroes dedicated to fighting evil, championing the underdog, and ensuring justice for the victims of crime. Today's children have a new series books which teach moral values through super-powered characters...this time using children of their own age.
Robert Thornhill was intrigued when his grandson wrote a book as a year-end classroom assignment for the second grade. Blake told the story of two children who journey to a faraway place to meet a leprechaun with a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Building on Blake's idea, Robert fine-tuned the story in Super Secrets of Rainbow Road, the first of a series of books based on this theme.
The second story, Super Powers of Rainbow Road finds Blake, and his younger sister, Breonna (the real grandchildren of Thornhill), eagerly awaiting another rain storm. Again they take the Rainbow Road, a multi-colored twisty-curvy stream like a waterslide ride to where they land again on the green bed of Lucky Leprechaun, the keeper of the Pot of Gold. These gold coins are not for money...they empower the recipient of the coin to have a special ability to do super-power things!
This time it is Breonna's turn, and she receives the power of Super Hearing. At first, Blake is disappointed that Breonna was given a turn, but he is soon proud of her as she helps them save a young boy who fell into a fast moving river and is being washed downstream, and then helps rescue a young boy who has been kidnapped from his Nanny while in the park to play. They return home at the end of the adventures, and while reading the newspaper, realize that the Rainbow River had taken them from their home near Kansas City, MO, to the Ozarks. Hmmmm....What could be next? They can hardly wait for the next rainy day to see where they will be transported on the Rainbow Road.
Blake and Breonna are not perfect children, but they want to be good, as do most real children. The lessons they are learning from their parents, along with the lessons learned by using Lucky's gold coins, are gently taught to the reader in an environment that is fanciful and exciting. The illustrations are in Black & White, which allows a creative child to color them as s/he imagines they should look. This is nice touch that draws children even closer into the stories and lets them take pride of ownership in the book.
These would make great gifts as one volume, or as a set, for children in the primary grades who can begin to read the stories to themselves and younger siblings. They do follow a chronological order as each new book builds on the one before, so those who buy might want to start with Book 1 and work their way forward. Looks like the new generation has a new set of heroes! Another "Thumbs up" to Thornhill for this second book in his series!
When I was growing up in the Fifties, it was Superman (and Supergirl) with their magical powers of strength that could best the evildoers and save the world for "Truth, Justice, and the American Way." Twenty years later, my older children hero worshiped Steve Austin the Bionic Man (and the girls all wanted to be Jamie, the Bionic Woman). By the Eighties, my younger daughters would get up at the crack of dawn to see the latest episode of Power Rangers. All were fantasy heroes dedicated to fighting evil, championing the underdog, and ensuring justice for the victims of crime. Today's children have a new series books which teach moral values through super-powered characters...this time using children of their own age.
Robert Thornhill was intrigued when his grandson wrote a book as a year-end classroom assignment for the second grade. Blake told the story of two children who journey to a faraway place to meet a leprechaun with a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Building on Blake's idea, Robert fine-tuned the story in Super Secrets of Rainbow Road, the first of a series of books based on this theme.
The second story, Super Powers of Rainbow Road finds Blake, and his younger sister, Breonna (the real grandchildren of Thornhill), eagerly awaiting another rain storm. Again they take the Rainbow Road, a multi-colored twisty-curvy stream like a waterslide ride to where they land again on the green bed of Lucky Leprechaun, the keeper of the Pot of Gold. These gold coins are not for money...they empower the recipient of the coin to have a special ability to do super-power things!
This time it is Breonna's turn, and she receives the power of Super Hearing. At first, Blake is disappointed that Breonna was given a turn, but he is soon proud of her as she helps them save a young boy who fell into a fast moving river and is being washed downstream, and then helps rescue a young boy who has been kidnapped from his Nanny while in the park to play. They return home at the end of the adventures, and while reading the newspaper, realize that the Rainbow River had taken them from their home near Kansas City, MO, to the Ozarks. Hmmmm....What could be next? They can hardly wait for the next rainy day to see where they will be transported on the Rainbow Road.
Blake and Breonna are not perfect children, but they want to be good, as do most real children. The lessons they are learning from their parents, along with the lessons learned by using Lucky's gold coins, are gently taught to the reader in an environment that is fanciful and exciting. The illustrations are in Black & White, which allows a creative child to color them as s/he imagines they should look. This is nice touch that draws children even closer into the stories and lets them take pride of ownership in the book.
These would make great gifts as one volume, or as a set, for children in the primary grades who can begin to read the stories to themselves and younger siblings. They do follow a chronological order as each new book builds on the one before, so those who buy might want to start with Book 1 and work their way forward. Looks like the new generation has a new set of heroes! Another "Thumbs up" to Thornhill for this second book in his series!
October 12, 2010
Great story to read-a-loud to kids.
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March 7, 2012My 8 year old grandson just loves this series. Thank you for writing such awesome books for the kids.
February 16, 2013
I received a .pdf version of this book so I do not know what the coloring and pictures look like throughout the book, but if it is anything like the cover, I would take a guess and say it would be good enough to add an extra 1/2ß.
I really liked the messages this book conveys in a cute, fun and exciting book. As an adult, I read about co-operation, safety, being humble and not needing praise, never get into cars with strangers, asking for help, doing the right thing at all costs, keeping belief alive and girls can be heroes too. This is a great story to read over and over to your children because it is fun and educational. You can take instances written in this book and explain to your child why they should not get into cars strangers and how you can accomplish big things through teamwork.
I am excited to see what adventures await for Blake and Breonna as I continue to read the series.
Until next time, live life one page at a time!
I really liked the messages this book conveys in a cute, fun and exciting book. As an adult, I read about co-operation, safety, being humble and not needing praise, never get into cars with strangers, asking for help, doing the right thing at all costs, keeping belief alive and girls can be heroes too. This is a great story to read over and over to your children because it is fun and educational. You can take instances written in this book and explain to your child why they should not get into cars strangers and how you can accomplish big things through teamwork.
I am excited to see what adventures await for Blake and Breonna as I continue to read the series.
Until next time, live life one page at a time!
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