The Official Guide to Bionicle [Paperback]

Greg Farshtey (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Bionicle

Six heroes. One Destiny.
Live the legend with a new line of books based on BIONICLE, the first-ever, best-selling LEGO action figure.


A comprehensive guide to the richly detailed BIONICLE universe. Fans have received only glimpses into the characters and backstory of the BIONICLE world through the website and popular comic books, and they're hungry for more.

This official guide is filled with information on every BIONICLE character and spectacular full-color CGI art. Fans will love extras that include a BIONICLE glossary, the BIONICLE alphabet, and exclusive teasers to upcoming storylines. A must-have for any collector, this book is the perfect introduction to the BIONICLE toys and the story that lies beyond them.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (August 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439501156
• ISBN-13: 978-0439501156
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,033,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born in New York State, grew up there before moving to PA and now CT.
Graduated State University of New York at Geneseo, 1987, with a degree in Communications.
Worked as a journalist, senior editor/writer at a game company, and copywriter before my present job, Editor in Chief for the Community Education Direct division of The LEGO Company.
Married, no children (yet)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I Knew That! But maybe you didn't..., August 9, 2003

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Mark Gilbert (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Official Guide to Bionicle (Paperback)

This IS a wonderful book to enter the Bionicle World with and it is chock full of useful info, but it's mostly character bios, there is no description of the story, exept for hints of the comeing of the seventh toa... Here's what's in the book:

* "IN the time before time..." is a prolouge to the Bionicle universe. Plus a map of MataNui.

* A Matoran Alphabet Translater.

* Extencive Bios of the Toa(Nuva), Turaga, Rahi, Bohrok(Kal), BohrokVa, and Rahkshi.

* Detailed info on "Kanohi Masks of Power", "Protodermis", "KanohiNuva Masks of Power", "The Toa of Light", "Noble Masks of Power", "Matoran", "Ta/Onu/Ga/Le/Ko/Po - Koro", "Makuta", "Krana", "Cahdok and Gahdok", "BohrokKal Tools", "KranaKal", and "Kraata".

* SweepStakes Question with hints written in the Matoran Font.

* And NOT much more!(laughs)

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for Bionicle fans, March 6, 2004

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tarakava (BZPower) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bionicle: Volume 1 (Paperback)

This is a collection of the first 15 comics in the Bionicle comic series.

If you are a fan, or are new to Bionicle I would highly reccomend this series. This book will tell you the Bionicle story, as written by one of the most knowledgeble Bonicle persons in the world, Greg Farshtey.

Maybe I'm not too convincing, but I tried. Wanna learn more about Bionicle? Go to:

http://www.bzpower.com

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Refrence Guide, August 13, 2003

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"untamedfancy" (Live Oak, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Official Guide to Bionicle (Paperback)

The pictures are great in this book. You will also learn the symbols and personalities of each bionicle.