The Taekwonderoos: Rescue at Rattling Ridge

The Taekwonderoos is a delightful read-aloud story. This vividly illustrated book has a simple storyline: a rescue. It introduces American children to the colorful landscape of Australia and is of interest to youths who like action. There are several phrases and words that required adult interpretation, but the message is solid: teamwork prevails.

Thank you so much to Twin Unicorn Press and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.

The three taekwonderoos are working on their taekwondo when they hear a sound, the sound is coming from a Joey that is stuck and scared. Together they plan out how to save him and work together using all their individual skills.

This was a wonderful read, teaching all about kindness and teamwork. I really enjoyed how each of the kangaroos had a skill set all of their own and how each time they used their skills during this rescue mission the other two were amazed at what they could do. I liked how they did plan out everything they were going to do together before they did anything wanting to keep the Joey as safe as possible.

It had wonderful messages of kindness, of bravery, of selflessness, all qualities that are wonderful for young children to read about and to learn. It also has some parts where it teaches about the sport, about kangaroos, about the location, but all intwined within the story so you aren’t even aware you’ll be learning.

This book was a really fun read, the characters were all adorable, the illustrations were super cute, I loved seeing what the kangaroos were doing on each page on this rescue mission. You don’t see many picture books using kangaroos so it was really cute, I really enjoyed reading it and do recommend it, children are going to have a lot of fun reading it.

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The Taekwonderoos is a delightful read-aloud story.
A vividly illustrated book has a cute but simple storyline: a rescue.
It introduces American kids to a different but colourful landscape of Australia and is of interest to youths who like action.
There are several phrases and words that might require adult explanation, the message is something : teamwork prevails
There is no I in TEAM
Everything is awesome if we part of a team!

I read this book with my 6 year old daughter, and she really enjoyed it.

She read the pages with ease and there were just a couple of words that she needed to check with me – it was lovely that she was able to read it to me and it helped with her reading practice too.

The story was fun and we loved the focus on teamwork to get the problems sorted as well. The plot was well developed and the book was well written, it had a great flow to it and she found it easy to follow.

The illustrations were nice and suited the story too.

It is 4 stars from me for this one – highly recommended!

Cute little story of three Kangaroo taekwondo masters that are faced with a challenge that took them working together, keeping calm and playing to each of their individual strengths to achieve the dangerous task safely.

Michael Panzner is back with another thrilling tale for the little ones. From the very beginning, Michael Panzner’s, The Taekwonderoos: Rescue at Rattling Ridge is an inviting read. Brianna greets the reader and asks them to come along for the adventure. The dedication is sweet as the book goes out to friends of the Taekwonderoos, no matter who, what or where they are. All the while, the reader gets to experience the exquisite artwork of Lara Look depicting scenes of the Australian outback. Considering these are predominantly dessert scenes, Look has selected a superb color palette that is realistically colorful and brings Panzner’s words to life.

‘So, who are the Taewonderoos?’, you might ask. They are three kangaroos, George, Brianna, and Jackson, with not only their own individual special talents, but masters of taekwondo too. Whilst out practicing, they hear a distress call. Discovering it belongs to a young Joey in the far distance, they must race against time to save the young roo. Can they use their skills, and if so, how? Will it even make a difference, and if so, how?

On the pages where there is text, it is often written against the backdrop of a cloud, or at least in the sky. This is visually pleasing, consistent, and easy to read. It is also above the main action depicted in the illustrations. Where there isn’t text, the pictures are stimulating and depict motion both in what is presented but also by leading into the events that come next. The text is appropriate for the younger members of the audience it is aimed at, but I wonder if 7–8-year-olds would prefer a slightly more challenging text. Either way, the characters are fun and unique and make martial arts sound both interesting and glamorous. There is a good balance between narrative and dialogue, and it is particularly great to hear the characters speak their ideas on how to tackle their tasks and what they have learned from their experience.

This book is well placed in a school, library, playgroup, or home. It’s one that is best served for carpet time/daytime reading as it might be a little long for a bedtime story for a tired three-year-old. The numerous pages of pictures also control the flow of the story and provide many instances to pause for thought, reflection, and discussion. My six-year-old was fond of the story and enjoyed the characters. We both noted that we hadn’t read stories about kangaroos before and that other animals were more commonplace. As a child that practices martial arts, he also thought it was really cool to think about how he might use his own talents. Seeing him engaged and interested, whilst experiencing his inquisitive nature towards this book solidified my belief that the book is a 5 out of 5. This is not a difficult book to fall in love with and children are certain to want to read this again, and again. If he’s not there already, Panzner should be on your watchlist when looking out for picture books. His imagination is relevant for this category of reading material, and he does well to incorporate and model good morals in his work in a way that is fun.

I appreciate very much this book for children... We teach us that if we are in danger we must work together and don't make by itself