Product Details

• Actors: Zach Tyler, Mae Whitman, Jack De Sena, Dee Bradley Baker, Dante Basco
• Writers: Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino
• Format: Animated, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Nickelodeon
• DVD Release Date: May 30, 2006
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EQ5TU6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,753 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Avatar The Last Airbender - Book 1 Water, Vol. 3" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Pirates, rebels, the Fire Nation, and feuding tribes contribute to the greater responsibility Aang faces as the Avatar. Burdened and guilt-ridden because of his previous disappearance, we hear the surprising story of Aang’s past paralleled with Prince Zuko’s.

Customer Reviews

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Avatar series mastering elements of good TV, March 22, 2006

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perla "Being. Differently." (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Avatar The Last Airbender - Book 1 Water, Vol. 3 (DVD)

Yup, the series is about tribal benders who can work with a particular element, earth, air, water or fire. The Avatar, a child, must master all 4. Talking about elements, this series has elements for great TV ---fun, excitement, great characters, plot, and wow, even Values! So this review is mainly for parents. I'm a mom and came to love this program too AFTER my kids urged me to watch every new episode along with them.

My sons, ages 7 and 11, started watching Avatar from the beginning and loved it so much they made sure they watched not only every new episode but also reruns. Of all the cartoons they watch, this one is very good in not only visuals (ala japanese anime), exotic locales, fun and excitement... but also in intriguing story telling and realistic character development.

Every episode is like a chapter in an epic, developing the plot and revealing more and more about each of the main characters Katara, Sokka and the Avatar Aang(ages 12-15) and also of the secondary characters(more kids and also adults). Their sidekicks are their helpful, sometimes silly, and endearing pets Apa and Momo.

The Avatar episodes bring the young heroes into situations where they have to make choices and as viewers we journey with them as the make both good and bad choices, and watch as they learn and mature as they go along.

The Avatar series reveals the universality of human spirit as the young heroes face challenges and conflict. Despite and maybe because of the exotic people and settings, the writers never resort to TV stereotyping about gender, color, age, weight, education or lack of, etc., that you find woven in for punch lines and demeaning in other TV programming.

This is the only or one of the few new popular kids programs that doesn't insult yours or your kids intelligence, and actually has family values. I highly recommend this cartoon to parents looking for something that the whole family can watch and have fun together.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adult's Review, April 2, 2006

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Jessica Buri (Grand Forks, ND USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Avatar The Last Airbender - Book 1 Water, Vol. 3 (DVD)

Yes, I'm an adult, yes, I love Avatar. It's a kid's show but it's so exciting for adults too. It has both a cultural expert on their staff and a martial arts expert. The story telling is great and even if you don't like anime it's a good series.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book 1 Vol. 3, June 14, 2006

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Waterbender101 (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Avatar The Last Airbender - Book 1 Water, Vol. 3 (DVD)

Being a college student has its ups and downs...one of those ups being when you're not stuck in front of the computer for hours on end (or in my case, wrapped up in books and scripts) it allows you to find some quality programming-and I'm not talking about American Idol and Laguna Beach. Surprisingly, I used to come home after class and find Avatar on all the time. At first, it was just another annoying cartoon-until I took a closer look. This series is great for families and people of all ages. The main characters are faced with many challenges that help represent many of the moral values kids miss out on these days by watching other shows. It is a fantastic parenting tool as well as being highly entertaining. Much of the comedy is directed at the younger audience, but somehow manages not to be patronizing to the older audience. It even has many of the characters loved by people of all generations-pirates, bandits, and warriors-while including a bit of history in the process. Overall, the animation is marvelously done, the voices are very fitting, and the scripts are very well written. I would highly recommend this!