Books with title The Five Forms

Award-winning author-illustrator Barbara McClintock’s meticulous research and vibrant watercolor illustrations breathe life into this frenzied, fictionalized exploration of China’s ancient Five Forms.When a young girl finds a mysterious, discarded book of martial arts poses, she ignores the warning printed in bold inside its cover: DO NOT ATTEMPT THESE FORMS WITHOUT AN EXPERIENCED TEACHER! She decides to attempt them herself . . . but is shocked to find that doing so conjures real animals right into her home! The chaos escalates as she releases a leopard, a snake, and a dragon, each creature larger and more destructive than the last. It is only once she manages the fifth and final form that things return to normal. But will she be able to clean up the mess she’s created before her mother returns home?A New York City Public Library Notable Best Book for Kids

Award-winning author-illustrator Barbara McClintock’s meticulous research and vibrant watercolor illustrations breathe life into this frenzied, fictionalized exploration of China’s ancient Five Forms.When a young girl finds a mysterious, discarded book of martial arts poses, she ignores the warning printed in bold inside its cover: DO NOT ATTEMPT THESE FORMS WITHOUT AN EXPERIENCED TEACHER! She decides to attempt them herself . . . but is shocked to find that doing so conjures real animals right into her home! The chaos escalates as she releases a leopard, a snake, and a dragon, each creature larger and more destructive than the last. It is only once she manages the fifth and final form that things return to normal. But will she be able to clean up the mess she’s created before her mother returns home?A New York City Public Library Notable Best Book for Kids

“Tom didn’t think it was possible for his jaw to drop any further. Was this really his best bud, Chad? The kid who avoided yelling no matter the circumstance, who could barely talk to girls (before they went to Phantasmagoria, that is)?”*****Phantasmagoria...where all the forgotten dreams go, where all the imagined things, both good and bad, make their home. For the first time since entering Phantasmagoria, Tom, Katie, Chad, Sharice, and Melissa have split up.In Sharice’s imagination, deep in the Hidden Jungle, Katie and Sharice must both make difficult decisions if they want to stay alive long enough to reunite with the rest of their friends, and hopefully find an artifact or two along the way.Having escaped into Chad's imagination, Tom and Melissa face nightmare creatures of prehistoric proportions. As they race to find Chad and the artifact, they may find that they are less safe from Gauen, the terrifying, shape-shifting leader of the Nightmare Army, than they thought.Back in Cedarville, Minnesota, Morgrim (the guy who threw off the balance between the real world and the world of Phantasmagoria) finally finds where his his half-brother, Mr. Marcus Blackburn, is hiding. Will the brothers be able to forge an alliance to save Phantasmagoria?Join Tom, Katie, Chad, Melissa, and Sharice as they adventure through Phantasmagoria, encountering everything from hungry T. Rexes to frolicking castle guards, as they attempt to collect three artifacts...before time runs out.

“Tom didn’t think it was possible for his jaw to drop any further. Was this really his best bud, Chad? The kid who avoided yelling no matter the circumstance, who could barely talk to girls (before they went to Phantasmagoria, that is)?”*****Phantasmagoria...where all the forgotten dreams go, where all the imagined things, both good and bad, make their home. For the first time since entering Phantasmagoria, Tom, Katie, Chad, Sharice, and Melissa have split up.In Sharice’s imagination, deep in the Hidden Jungle, Katie and Sharice must both make difficult decisions if they want to stay alive long enough to reunite with the rest of their friends, and hopefully find an artifact or two along the way.Having escaped into Chad's imagination, Tom and Melissa face nightmare creatures of prehistoric proportions. As they race to find Chad and the artifact, they may find that they are less safe from Gauen, the terrifying, shape-shifting leader of the Nightmare Army, than they thought.Back in Cedarville, Minnesota, Morgrim (the guy who threw off the balance between the real world and the world of Phantasmagoria) finally finds where his his half-brother, Mr. Marcus Blackburn, is hiding. Will the brothers be able to forge an alliance to save Phantasmagoria?Join Tom, Katie, Chad, Melissa, and Sharice as they adventure through Phantasmagoria, encountering everything from hungry T. Rexes to frolicking castle guards, as they attempt to collect three artifacts...before time runs out.