Atlantis The Lost Empire: The Essential Guide (FIRST AMERICAN EDITION) (Hardcover)

~ Cynthia O'Neill (Editor)

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Product Description

The definitive guide to the world's most legendary lost city.

Get ready for an unforgettable adventure! It's 1914 and bumbling cartographer Milo James Thatch is determined to find the lost empire of Atlantis using the cryptic Sheperd's Journal, an ancient guidebook found by his grandfather, a famous explorer. Accompanied by a motley expedition team, Milo finds danger and friendship in the forgotten city. Grab your own guide to the ultimate adventure -- DK's The Essential Guide Atlantis: The Lost Empire. The guide brings DK's unique design style to Disney's rich cast of characters, locations, and bizarre vessels featured in the movie. This official pictorial guide gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the adventure of a lifetime. Inside You'll Find: The story of the Sheperd's Journal with timeline tracing Atlantis's history back through the mists of time, plus the code to the Atlantean language. Fascinating annotated illustrations depict the amazing vehicles and vessels, and displayed in brilliantly animated color. Exclusive profiles of the movie's characters.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley; 1st edition (May 7, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789473348
• ISBN-13: 978-0789473349
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 10.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,226,085 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Disney Animation just keeps getting better., May 13, 2001

By	"filmfanman" (Olathe, KS USA) - See all my reviews

I bought this book for myself, not my children. As an artist, animator, and Disney fan I wanted the book as a reference for the artwork used in the film. All I can say is I love the look of this film and I can't wait to see the movie. However, this is not an art book and in fact is not approved by Disney. It gives a little background on each of the characters, vehicles, and equipment used in the film, accompanied by gorgeous artwork from the movie itself, but is not a narrative story. Be aware, if you have not seen the film, this book gives away almost all of the plot. It also has none of the creative process behind what went into the movie. It is simply a very nice picture book and, in my opinion, worth the price.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Atlantis Movie Guide, March 4, 2002

By	Rebecca Johnson "SeasonedwithLove.com" (Washington State) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)    (COMMUNITY FORUM 04)

If you have seen and enjoyed the movie, you will enjoy this guide. It actually sheds some light on the reasons why the artists featured various items and artifacts.

If they had included some of the facts in this book in the movie, it would have made it way more interesting for me. I'm almost wondering if you read the book first, you would enjoy the movie more.

In this book you can find out more about your favorite characters, explore the underwater royal chambers and secret caves, see detailed pictures of the amazing fleet of vehicles and travel to the magical world of monsters, giants, princesses and kings.

~The Rebecca Review

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Complete Biography that amazed me, July 16, 2001

By	Jasmir "jcallsport" (Washington D.c,USA) - See all my reviews

This book has a wide range of hidden facts about the movie It's also full with awesome pictures and fantastic guidelines for a collector to know .There's also some speciality in this book that amaze me like a complete data and knowledge of each and every single character,maps,about vehicles,history of Atlantis and much more.It's simply a must have for all the disney and atlantean fans out there.