Madagascar Essential Guide (DK Essential Guides) [Hardcover]

Stephen Cole (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 1 and up | Series: DK Essential Guides

Get a closer look at Alex, Marty, Gloria, and Melman, the stars of this hilarious animated movie from Dreamworks, the producers of Shrek and Shrek 2. This comprehensive guide is packed with enough movie stills, information about the characters and plot, and interesting facts about the island of Madagascar to satisfy even the wildest fan.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 1 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: DK CHILDREN (April 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 075661175X
• ISBN-13: 978-0756611750
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,732,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful movie tie-in sure entertain young readers, and designed to mix in a little education, too!, August 12, 2005

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This review is from: Madagascar Essential Guide (DK Essential Guides) (Hardcover)

Madagascar: The Essential Guide is a picturebook offering backstory information pertaining to the popular and entertaining CGI motion picture "Madagascar", about four animal friends - a hippo, a lion, a giraffe, and a zebra - who desire to escape their zoo and live in the wild. Madagascar is not narrated in the traditional storybook style, but rather devotes each two-page spread to a closer look behind the scenes of the movie and within the personalities of the characters, along with fun and true facts about the island of Madagascar and its wildlife. As a movie for all ages, Madagascar especially to be commended in that it does not pretend that predator/prey relationships do not exist, even in a movie that features predator and prey animals as friends, and Madagascar: The Essential Guide makes a note of this. A delightful movie tie-in sure entertain young readers, and designed to mix in a little education, too!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pampered Zoo Animals Marooned on Madagascar, July 21, 2005

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Rebecca Johnson "The Rebecca Review" (Washington State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Madagascar Essential Guide (DK Essential Guides) (Hardcover)

The Madagascar Essential Guide takes children past the movie into the full story about four animal characters traveling from New York to the African Island of Madagascar. There are fun facts, full-color pictures and information you won't find in the movie.

Chapters:

Alex - The star of Central Park Zoo is features and there are "Ferocious Facts" about lions.
Marty - Find out what Zebras eat.
Gloria - The hip hippo with a soft feminine side is shown in the lap of luxury.
Melman - Children can learn how fast a giraffe can run.
The zoo - More info about Alex.
Pampered Pets - All the pets take turns getting pampered. Is this a zoo or a spa?
Skipper
Penguin Parade
The Monkeys
Birthday Party
Animal Breakout - How the animals escape
Stuck!
All Aboard- The animals take over the ship
All Washed Up - Information about Tropical forests.
Madagascar
Survival Guide
The Lemurs
Best Buddies
An odd couple?
Bon Voyage!

You may also enjoy the Madagascar: The Ultimate Sticker Book.

~The Rebecca Review