Luke Skywalker's Amazing Story (DK READERS) [Paperback]

Simon Beecroft (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: DK READERS

With these new classic Star Wars(r) Readers, children learn about the fantastic Jedi Knights, rogue Rebels, heroic allies, and evil Sith Lords that are loved by several generations.



From his humble upbringing on Tatooine to his Jedi training with Obi-Wan and Yoda, follow Luke Skywalker as he grows from boy to man to Jedi Knight.



(c) 2008 Lucasfilm Ltd. (r) & TM

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: DK Publishing (December 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756645182
• ISBN-13: 978-0756645182
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Series > Nonfiction > Eyewitness Readers
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More About the Author

Simon Beecroft is a writer and editor of books for children. His publications include Future Files: Superhumans and The New Book of El Nino (both published by Watts Books). He also writes and edits Star Wars books for Dorling Kindersley.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A primary biography of Luke Skywalker, July 6, 2009

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The Delite Rancher (Phoenix, Arizona) - See all my reviews
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As the title indicates, this book is an examination of Luke Skywalker. The focus is on Skywalker during "A New Hope." Starting out, his home life with Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen is described. In time, the adventure begins and young Skywalker comes across R2-D2, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Han Solo and Yoda. The story of Luke Skywalker would be incomplete without a conversation about his father. The book explores the complicated relationship between young Skywalker and Anakin/Darth Vader. Simon Beecroft's writing is good for most second graders. The author employed a clever narrative device. Many of the pages leave off with an ellipsis that prompts the reader to guess the name of a new character and then turn the page to verify the answer. This interactive quality strongly lends itself to read-alouds. The illustrations are attractive as they were all lifted from the films or pulled from the Lucas archives. While the emphasis is on the time period during "A New Hope," the scope actually covers the entire saga. Luke Skywalker lived the hero's journey. Re-live his story by reading "Luke Skywalker's Amazing Story."

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great for a reluctant reader, January 9, 2010

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J. Mitchell (Rochester NY) - See all my reviews
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I bought 4 of these Star Wars books as a Christmas gift for a 5 year old boy who has been resisting learning to read. He is very stubborn and decided he didn't want anything to do with books. But when he opened these books, he sat right down and started looking through them. He had to be reminded that he had other gifts still to be opened. He kept coming back to these books, ignoring his other gifts. Now he requests that they be read to him, and he is trying to sound out simple words.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Educational for aunties, too :o), August 24, 2010

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Love2Read (Campbell, CA) - See all my reviews

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I read this series of books to my 3 year old nephew. I love them because I am not a Star Wars person but hated not knowing the answers to his questions about it. These books seem to cover everything. Be warned, bedtime readers - these little books are deceptively long!