Disney's Pocahontas (Golden Look-Look Book) [Paperback]

Margo Lundell (Adapter), Jose Cardona (Illustrator), Walt Disney Productions (Corporate Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1995 | Series: Golden Look-Look Book

Ten unique sound effects and colorful illustrations tell the traditional tale of Pocahontas and how she saves the life of Captain John Smith, in an entertaining version based on the new Disney animated film.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 23 pages
• Publisher: Golden Books; First Edition edition (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307128865
• ISBN-13: 978-0307128867
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,667,057 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Presentation, September 11, 2000

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gobirds2 (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Disney's Pocahontas (Golden Sound Story Books) (Hardcover)

This is a very good book for young children. The sounds go perfectly with the story, which is richly illustrated and true to the movie.

Many times these types of books have effects, which are made from token stock sounds. Not these, they are very faithful to the movie presentation.

My daughter went back to this day after day.

5.0 out of 5 stars disney's pocahontas golden look book, July 12, 2011

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holly jolly - See all my reviews

This review is from: Disney's Pocahontas (Golden Look-Look Book) (Paperback)

i love collecting old disney stuff i never saw this book before. ordering was easy received it promptly thank you

3.0 out of 5 stars Disney's Pocahontas, August 7, 2008

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Anna M. Ligtenberg "AnnaLovesBooks" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Disney's Pocahontas (A Little Golden Book) (Hardcover)

ISBN 0307302008 - Illustrations by Don Williams, fantastic. Standard Disney quality, vibrant colors and even a slightly delicate touch to some of the images. The story, though... I love the Pocahontas story and I admire Disney for trying. I don't think they did it very well here, and I can't blame adapter Justine Korman, who had a lot to pack into very few pages.

Pocahontas is expected to marry Kocoum, a man chosen by her father, but she feels that this isn't the right path for her. Grandmother Willow, a tree spirit, encourages her to follow her heart and her dreams. These lead her to meet John Smith, a man who has just arrived from England on a ship that is looking for gold. When it begins to look like their people plan to go to war, Pocahontas and Smith attempt to put a stop to it and risk death to keep peace.

The jump from Pocahontas and John Smith speaking different languages to them conversing freely is rather abrupt. Overall, the book tries so hard to cover so much material that it really doesn't do the story justice. Fans of the Disney movie will enjoy the book and they're the important audience. If it gets them reading, it's a good thing; for a better thing, buy ISBN 0307128865, another edition of the same tale.

ISBN 0307128865 - FIVE STARS! This Disney edition of Pocahontas, adapted by Margo Lundell, is a lot better than 0307302008. Lundell's version feels slower paced but still packs in most of the important details of the story. For simplicity, I'm re-using the recap from the other edition.

The illustrator of this edition is Jose Cardona and his work lives up to Disney's reputation. It's interesting to compare certain of his works with the ones in the other edition, by Don Williams, because they chose some of the same images. Cardona misses some of the delicate beauty that Williams captures, but his images are equally appealing. Lundell is still forced to deal with the sudden ability of Smith and Pocahontas to speak to one another, but she handles it slightly better. Worth picking up!

- AnnaLovesBooks