The Incredibles: The Essential Guide (Dk Essential Guides) (Hardcover)

by DK Publishing (Author) "In the golden age of Supers, there was one man who stood for all that was good and decent in the world....." (more)
Key Phrases: hero work, secret base, Edna Mode

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Product Description
Follow the story of the Incredibles, a family of undercover superheroes, in the Essential Guide to Disney/Pixar's newest collaboration. This insider's guide gives readers all the background information on the characters and places seen in the movie - a must for CG animation fans.

About the Author
Glenn Dakin started off in comics creating bizarre characters like Paris the Man of plaster, and graduated to write superhero comics for Marvel. He has written many children's books including Finding Nemo: The Essential Guide.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: DK CHILDREN (September 27, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756605512
• ISBN-13: 978-0756605513
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #476,668 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun for the kids!!!!, September 25, 2004

By	J. Smith "JThree" (Williston, North Dakota United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Stephen Cole's DK tie-in to the upcoming Incredibles is great fun. In particular for the kiddies, and for some adults who want to get the heads up on the upcoming Pixar-Disney film. The photos picked from the movie show how Pixar keep getting better and better in those films. The realism and depth are amazing.
The guide does an excellent job on presenting the characters and setting, without giving away the ending or other aspects of the plot.

Economical for all the material presented, and the pictures do invite a second or third look.

I'm anxious to see the movie. It's about six weeks away, and now more than every I'm ready to see it.

Wonder what tie-in books, DK will release next year. How about Jimmy Neutron

Sincerely,

JThree

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun book., March 30, 2005

By	TerryT (WA United States) - See all my reviews

Unlike the 'Shark Tale' and 'Finding Nemo' Essential Guides, this one didn't provide much valuable information beyond the film itself, but it explains the movie as well as can be expected and, for fans, is worth owning if only because of the really great pictures. They're large, clear, and colorful, and loads of them are smothered onto each page.

Comments? For one thing, there's a picture of Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible & Frozone/Lucius Best getting caught by the police after rescuing people from the fire. Though they're clearly in a jewelry store, the caption reads: "...{they} accidentally find themselves breaking into a bank!" It goes on to say: "The fact that they look like bank robbers..." Jewelry store robbers. *cough ahem* Small error.

There are some nice shots of Edna Mode's phat crib (aka, cool house.) If only they'd included one of her impressive aquarium. As always, a two-page spread is devoted to each important character. *claps* Yay! The settings and machines are also featured.

On the whole it's definitely fun for kids and fans.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Kids, Adults Will Want More, December 20, 2004

By	T. Hooper "thdizzy" (Osaka, Japan) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This guide to the movie "The Incredibles" includes a lot of nice scenes from the movie, and Pixar's CG artwork is just amazing. This book will allow you to see it up close, and it will give you time to admire the details because when watching the movie, the scenes zip by too fast to be examined.

The weak point of this book is the text. You won't learn anything by reading this book. It contains mostly brief teasers about what will be in the movie which may have been interesting before seeing the movie, but worthless after seeing the movie. If you're buying for a child, I think this book would be suitable for them, but if you are buy for an adult or more discriminating child, it would be better to buy the more detailed "The Art of the Incredibles."