Diary of a Taekwondo Master

by Shamini Flint

Overview

In illustrated diary format, the hilarious tale of a boy who is a taekwondo master—not! Marcus is a math whiz who is not good at sports. But his dad, a self-help author, is convinced otherwise. He believes that Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to—with hilarious results. Flint's gentle, satiric humor and comic drawings will have readers laughing out loud while learning a surprising amount about taekwondo.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781743431603
Publisher:	Allen & Unwin Pty., Limited
Publication date:	09/01/2013
Series:	Shamini Flint's Diary of a... Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	20 MB
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Age Range:	7 - 11 Years

About the Author

Shamini Flint has written many books for children, including Diary of a Soccer Star,but is best known for her Inspector Singh Investigates series of crime fiction for adults.She andSally Heinrich collaborated previously onA T-Rex Ate My Homework.

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Diary of a Taekwondo Master

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By Shamini Flint, Sally Heinrich

Allen & Unwin

Copyright © 2012 Shamini Flint
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-74343-160-3

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CHAPTER 1

MY TAEKWONDO DIARY

Dad wants me to do taekwondo.

I don't even know what that is! But knowing Dad, I'm sure it's dangerous.

Actually, I'm hopeless at art.

(My art teacher, Mrs Quill.)

But I don't care. It will be so wonderful to do something gentle.

For once, I won't get hurt.

Unless someone stabs me with a paintbrush. And that's unlikely to happen. I hope.

(Mum loves anything I do for her, even if it's rubbish – I wish my teachers were like that.)

I bet Spot likes art too. And Fluffy. They could help me!

My name is Marcus Atkinson. I'm nine years old. And my dad drives me nuts.

Dad never listens ... but he always REMEMBERS.

Don't believe me? I'll give you examples ...

You see? He never listens to anything I say.

But he remembers everything I tell him – even though he never listens! How does that work?

Yeah, right.

Yeah, right.

You see, he remembers things I tell him – but at the wrong time ...

JT WAS the class bully.

But now we're friends because I rescued his kitten when his dad wanted to send it to the RSPCA.

I'm looking after the kitten (Fluffy) until JT improves his marks and is allowed to have him back.

(Continues...)

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Table of Contents

Contents

MY TAEKWONDO DIARY,
TAEKWONDO LESSON NO. 1,
TAEKWONDO LESSON NO. 2,
TAEKWONDO LESSON NO. 3,
TAEKWONDO LESSON NO. 4,
ROUND 1,
ROUND 2,
ROUND 3,
SUDDEN DEATH ROUND,
ABOUT THE AUTHOR,