Meet the Cars (World of Cars) (Hardcover)

by Disney Pixar (Creator)
Key Phrases: piston cup, Radiator Springs, The King, Capital Motors (more...)

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Product Description
The world of Cars just got even bigger.

This book introduces 200 minor characters and "extras" featured in the movie and spotlighted in the Blu-Ray edition. From RVs and security SUVs to racecars and helicopters, kids will love meeting all of the new vehicles and reading the humorous descriptions about them. Plus, the jacket will be printed on the reverse so it can be used as a poster!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 56 pages
• Publisher: Disney Press; Har/Pstr edition (September 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1423114558
• ISBN-13: 978-1423114550
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,706 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Meet the Cars is currently the one to get, January 5, 2009

By	Coheteboy (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

I'm a pretty big fan of Pixar's CARS and was actually disappointed that the DK's CARS ESSENTIAL GUIDE just didn't give me the knowledge that I wanted. And what is it that I want? I want a book that gave me the background info not on the main characters - but EVERYONE ELSE. I'm talking about each and every other race car (besides the main three) and a whole lot more.

This book is currently the CLOSEST at doing just that, giving you a short paragraph back story on *almost* every car seen in the film, including the year, model / make of the car as well. Did you know that every race car has an individual name just like Lightning McQueen? I sure didn't and you'll find them all here (not even the Mattel toys give you the name of the individual race cars).

I'm sure in time there will be an expanded book as they've left out a handful of background characters (excluded from the book are some racers like LEAK LESS and NITROADE) and they're missing some of the names on a few as well (the book lists Chief No Stall, not Roman Dunes which is his name). Despite the incomplete nature of the book, this is the next best resource for CARS you can currently buy, following the BluRay of the movie itself.

And just to be clear, this IS a children's book so don't expect hardcore Star Wars type bios and stats pages. So if you or your kid is more interested in reading about the different cars than about Radiator Springs or the Piston Cup, this is the book to get. If the photos on the amazon page doesn't help, pick up the book at the book store and give it a careful glance if this is the book to add to your collection.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars About Cars, March 20, 2009

By	G. Sarria - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is for real fans.
Inside you will find the description of most cars you watched in the movie. Sadly, it's missing the four cars from the highway at night gang (boost, wingo, dj and snot-rod).
All in all, the quality of the book is excellent, hard cover, very fine pictures and a full poster.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting book for "Cars" fan, January 7, 2009

By	Rebecca "Mommy of Two" (Temecula, CA) - See all my reviews

My two year old son loves the movie "Cars" and always asks us the names of every character. He loves to read through this book and learn all the names. This is not a story book but a description book of each car character and info about them.