The First Journey (Animorphs Alternamorphs) [Paperback]

K.A. Applegate (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1999 | Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Alternamorphs (Book 1)

What would you do if you had the chance to become an Animorph? To hang out and battle the Yeerks with Jake and the crew? Now Animorphs fans can get in on the action in this "choose-your-own adventure" type book!.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks; First edition (April 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439061644
• ISBN-13: 978-0439061643
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #214,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Katherine Applegate's many books include the Roscoe Riley Rules chapter book series, the picture book The Buffalo Storm, and the award-winning novel Home of the Brave. With her husband, Michael Grant, she wrote the hugely popular series Animorphs, which has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide.

Katherine was inspired to write The One and Only Ivan after reading about the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, the Shopping Mall Gorilla. The real Ivan lived alone in a tiny cage for twenty-seven years at a shopping mall before being moved to Zoo Atlanta after a public outcry. He is now a beloved celebrity at the zoo, which houses the nation's largest collection of western lowland gorillas. Ivan is well known for his paintings, which he "signs" with a thumb-print.

Katherine lives in California with her husband and two children.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars :::::sigh::::::: It wasn't THAT bad..., November 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The First Journey (Animorphs Alternamorphs) (Paperback)

Ok, i admit it. Even though I am the biggest Animorph fan, and K.A. is the best author in the world, but this book went nowhere fast. K.A., you can do better than this. It was short and didn't give you enough options. R.L. Stein wrties better Choose Your Owen Adventures than this, and he can't even write anywhere near as good as K.A. Now, K.A. has written many good books before this, and she has written many excellent books after. So all you hard-core Animorph fans out there, let's just put this one on our shelves so we can have the whole collection and forget about it. All in all, kind of disappointing, but doesn't ruien K.A.'s other fine work. Animorphs rule!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This could have been better, April 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The First Journey (Animorphs Alternamorphs) (Paperback)

This is your basic choose-your-own-adventure book, where you get to pick the morphs you do. It's pretty pathetic, I would not reccomend gettting it, even if you're a die-hard Animoprhs fan. It's all luck. It doesn't tell you if you'd be a good Animorph or not, it just depends on if you guess the right morph or not. It's also pretty confusing, with all the Sario Rips and everything. If you've only got $5.05, then go out and see a good movie. Don't waste your money on this.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I wouldn't suggest it, April 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The First Journey (Animorphs Alternamorphs) (Paperback)

I absolutly love the animorphs books, but this one wasn't nearly as good. Just for starters it could have been ALOT longer. And anyway, the oly thing you got to decide was your morphs. I think there should have been ALOOOOT more things to decide. Don't get me wrong though. The other Animorphs are great! (Especcialy 26, 32,3,and 13) <animorhs rock>