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The Visual Dictionary of Star Wars, Episodes IV, V, & VI: The Ultimate Guide to Star Wars Characters and Creatures Review

GREAT color photos on every page. My 7 year old son LOVES this book. If you like Star Wars and LEGO, you can't do better than this. It shows a bunch of hard to find sets and comprehensive visual lists of all the LEGO versions of Star Wars that we never see on regular store shelves, so some "new" things even if you think you have seen all the sets. IT COMES WITH A LEGO LUKE SKYWALKER- SWEET! The minifigure alone could cost the price of this whole book on Ebay.

The Visual Dictionary of Star Wars, Episodes IV, V, & VI: The Ultimate Guide to Star Wars Characters and Creatures Overview

Ever wondered how a Stormtrooper's equipment works or what R2-D2's attachments do? This visual dictionary uses annotated photographs and stills from the film to explain every important feature of the characters, creatures, costumes, droids and equipment found in the Star Wars trilogy.

The Visual Dictionary of Star Wars, Episodes IV, V, & VI: The Ultimate Guide to Star Wars Characters and Creatures Specifications

Watch the Star Wars trilogy enough times and you'll find yourself straining to catch all the little details. Not the subtle plot points (Darth is Luke's dad, check; Luke and Leia are brother and sister, check), but all the cool gear and gadgets that keep flashing in front of the camera. Like what are those pointy things on Boba Fett's kneepads? And what's with all that ammo on Chewie's bandolier? And does an Imperial Probe really need that many legs? Finally, we've got some answers.

David West Reynolds, a boyish Ph.D. in archaeology who looks like he just rode in on the last Bantha, has catalogued the artifacts and inhabitants of the Star Wars universe with the same clinical thoroughness one typically reserves for studying Mesopotamia. His oversized, eye-pleasing picture book is packed with scrutinizing photos of actual props and characters from the movies, complete with systematic, scientific labels. And Reynolds's friendly, pseudo-academic style seamlessly blends new information with old. (In the Sand People description, you can't help but hear Alec Guinness's voice when Reynolds reveals that "Sand People ride in single file to hide their numbers.") In a few instances, the book shines an embarrassing light on the movies (Max Rebo is clearly no alien lifeform, just a poofy, blue elephant muppet), but the countless close-ups of thermal detonators, imperial blasters, and gaffi sticks more than make up the difference. --Paul Hughes

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Customer Reviews

Great Book! - tiffanyturtle -
My son is 5 and loves Star Wars, he had seen this book at a play date with one of his friends. It belonged to the older brother, and he didn't want "the little kids" to touch it. So I went right home and found it online.

Needless to say, he LOVES it, and takes it around with him in the car when we run errands and refers to it often when he has a question about a character from the movies. Very detailed info.

Covers episodes IV, V, VI - M. Heiss - USA
OK, I'll admit -- even as the mom, I find this book interesting. I got it as an incentive for my son to work hard, and he LOVES it and can't stop poring over it -- mealtime, car rides, waiting around -- he just absorbs this book.

But as a mom -- the photos and descriptions are awesome! They pull in backstory and use good vocabulary and ...

... this is a great book.

Simply the Best! - Thomas E. Young - Lawrence,Ma USA
This is a Great visual look for all Star Wars fans of any level!!!! Amazons prices help it to be even better!!!

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010