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The Complete Visual Dictionary of Star Wars: The Ultimate Guide to Characters and Creatures from the Entire Star Wars Saga | 
| Author: Dk Publishing
Publisher: DK CHILDREN
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
Buy New: $26.40
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Rating:  73 reviews
Sales Rank: 1661
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4
Dimensions (in): 12 x 9.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0756622387
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.4375
EAN: 9780756622381
ASIN: 0756622387
Publication Date: September 25, 2006
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Book Description
Provides a complete, comprehensive overview of the Prequel movies (Episodes I-III) and the Trilogy (Episodes IV-VI), this is the definitive photographic guide to the entire Star Wars saga.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 68 more reviews...
 Star Wars Fanatic June 26, 2008
My kids shopper (Florida)
Bought this as a gift for my 9yr. old son.
This is a great book for the Star Wars fanatic.
Star Wars the Complete Visual Dictionary June 11, 2008
M. Berg (Sussex, WI)
I like this item very much. My husband is a Star Wars fan and I got this book for him. I ordered this book and within a week I received it.
Love it! May 29, 2008
ljs (Brooklyn, NY United States)
Got it as birthday present for my 5 year old. We all love it. He pours through the photos by himself, we read it together. I am learning all sorts of details (and they are plenty) about all the star wars characters. Who knew! This book could be the movie prop person's notebook/bible it is so complete and thorough.
The only drawback is my son finds the picture of darth sith too scary and we have to rush past that page. Oh well. Get it, great price, worth every penny.
Best book EVER!!! May 18, 2008
Kathrine Lumens (Eastern WA USA)
WOW!!! This is the perfect book for anyone interested in knowing their stuff in the Star Wars world. Every character is represented according to chapter so some characters are represented more than once. Anakin is shown as a child in Episode I but is shown older in the next episode, etc. The book is divided by Episodes. Information on star ships, Tie Fighters, Light Sabres and more are also included in this book along with photos for each and every reference. This book is not only for children but adults can learn a thing or two from its contents.
Endorsed by Yoda May 9, 2008
M. G Watson (Los Angeles)
This is a beautifully put-together and remarkably detailed book for hard-core fans of the STAR WARS films. Purporting to be a dictionary, it is really more of a picture guide to the characters, monsters, gadgets and weaponry featured in all six episodes of the series. It also provides a small amount of character backstory not mentioned, or only hinted at, in the movies, but almost completely ignores developments in the "expanded universe", which was fine with me since I personally have little interest in it.
It is organized in chronological order, with one chapter each for each SW episode, beginning with EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE and ending with EPISODE VI: RETURN OF THE JEDI. Each chapter is a self-contained unit, so there are multiple entries and bios for recurring characters like Palpatine, Count Dooku and, Obi-Wan Kenobi and of course, Darth Vader, each one dealing with the character at that particular stage of his life. However, single-movie characters like General Grievous also get their just due. Accoutrements and weapons are explored in equal detail, for example, the lightsaber, the Jedi fighter, the AT-AT walker, etc. In adidtion, there is a great deal of information about stormtroopers (Republican and Imperial) and the battle droids of the Confederation of Independent Systems.
The DICTIONARY is gorgeous but not perfect. The book is of the coffee-table variety, meaning it is too large for the standard bookshelf, and fans of the original series will be annoyed by the fact that the chapters dealing with the original three movies are given short shrift compared to the prequels - the entries for MENACE, CLONES and SITH are twice the length of those for A NEW HOPE, EMPIRE and JEDI. Aside from that, however, the book is enjoyable and probably a must-have for fans.
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