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Star Wars : what makes a monster? / written by Adam Bray.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: DK adventuresPublisher: London : DK Publishing, 2014Edition: First American EditionDescription: 128 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 146541990X
  • 1465419918 (pbk.)
  • 9781465419903
  • 9781465419910 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • What makes a monster?
Subject(s):
Contents:
What are monsters? -- Monsters of the galaxy -- Creatures of the deep -- Sea monsters of Naboo -- Report: Gungan Sea -- Land monsters -- Land beasts vs. the Jedi -- Escape from a wampa -- Monsters as pets -- Who is the scariest? -- Varactyl chase -- Space monsters -- Monster food chains -- Winged beasts -- Arena beasts -- The Geonosis Arena tour -- A day in the life of a Geonosian picador -- Monsters as weapons -- Tour of the rancor pit -- Who hired whom? -- The sarlacc -- Creepy crawlies -- Fangs and claws -- Working monsters -- Gungan army and weapons -- When monsters attack -- Monster records -- Quiz.
Summary: Meet some of the most fearsome monsters in the Star Wars galaxy. Discover brutal beasts that fight in dusty arenas and find out how Luke Skywalker escaped from a vicious wampa. Come face-to-face with the scary hunters who live in the seas of Naboo, and meet the strange creatures that survive in outer space.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 791.4375 B827 Available 33111005495151
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Are you ready for the adventure to begin? DK Adventures are nonfiction narratives for kids ages 8-11 featuring engaging, action-packed stories that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. With diaries, recipes, poetry, instructions, graphics, or songs, the genre spreads in each DK Adventures title enhance the story and reinforce curriculum learning, while the expansive range of entertaining nonfiction subjects will appeal to boys and girls everywhere.

From the acklay to wampas, banthas to the sarlacc, young readers will travel to a galaxy far, far away to meet the scariest monsters from the Star Wars universe. DK Adventures: Star Wars®: What Makes a Monster? explores where these creepy creatures come from, what they live on, and all about those who have battled them and lived to tell the tale!

Includes index.

What are monsters? -- Monsters of the galaxy -- Creatures of the deep -- Sea monsters of Naboo -- Report: Gungan Sea -- Land monsters -- Land beasts vs. the Jedi -- Escape from a wampa -- Monsters as pets -- Who is the scariest? -- Varactyl chase -- Space monsters -- Monster food chains -- Winged beasts -- Arena beasts -- The Geonosis Arena tour -- A day in the life of a Geonosian picador -- Monsters as weapons -- Tour of the rancor pit -- Who hired whom? -- The sarlacc -- Creepy crawlies -- Fangs and claws -- Working monsters -- Gungan army and weapons -- When monsters attack -- Monster records -- Quiz.

Meet some of the most fearsome monsters in the Star Wars galaxy. Discover brutal beasts that fight in dusty arenas and find out how Luke Skywalker escaped from a vicious wampa. Come face-to-face with the scary hunters who live in the seas of Naboo, and meet the strange creatures that survive in outer space.

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