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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide
Now featuring highlights from the third Pirates of the Caribbean film--set for release in the summer of 2007--this insider's guide takes readers on an unforgettable tour of the swashbuckling world of Captain Jack Sparrow: his ship, his crew, and his incredible adventures. Full color.
128 pages, Hardcover
First published April 5, 2007
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Richard Platt
258 books27 followers(1953–)
Richard Platt is the author of more than sixty informative books for young readers, and he also writes for innovative multimedia projects. Some of his most popular works have been collaborations with illustrator Stephen Biesty on the "Cross-Sections" series. After a failed attempt to forge a career as a photographer, Platt discovered that he had a knack for writing. "I started writing about photography: first magazine articles, then books," he explained on the Walker Books Web site. "I got a job editing children's books, then went on to write them."
In the 1990s, Platt teamed up with popular juvenile illustrator Biesty for several books, beginning with Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections Book, published in 1992. The following year, a second volume in the series, Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Man-of-War, proved equally interesting for late-elementary-age readers, especially those enchanted by seventeenth-century battleships. Alongside Biesty's cutaway illustrations, Platt provides explanatory text that indicates the purpose and activities in each section of the ship. The hardships of life aboard such vessels for their often 800-member crews are not overlooked, either, and the drawings depict food rations crawling with maggots and a doctor's pail containing severed limbs. Ellen Mandel, writing for Booklist, asserted that Platt's "intriguing text" serves to make "this meticulously presented book a treasure of factual content and visual imagery."
For Stephen Biesty's Incredible Everything, Platt provides informative paragraphs to accompany the illustrations for many everyday products, such as athletic shoes and compact discs. Much of the text revolves around the manufacturing process. Stephen Biesty's Incredible Body is a lesson in human anatomy, with sections on each of the body's systems and several major organs; the digestive system alone takes up four pages. Platt has also worked with the illustrator on Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Castle and Stephen Biesty's Incredible Explosions.
Working with publisher Dorling Kindersley, Platt has authored several titles in their "Eyewitness" series, some of which have appeared in the United States under the Knopf/Borzoi imprint. Pirate details the world of corsairs, privateers, and crime on the high seas throughout history. A reviewer for Science Books and Films, Richard B. Woodbury, praised the work as "a veritable miniencyclopedia or minimuseum" and "a pleasure to look at." Spy chronicles the history of espionage and the decisive role intelligence-gathering triumphs have played in history. Of particular emphasis are the code-breaking endeavors by Allied intelligence networks during World War II. Shipwreck, also part of the "Eyewitness" series, investigates famous sea disasters and rescues. Like the other books in the popular series, Shipwreck is lavishly illustrated. Chris Stephenson, writing in School Librarian, called it "an excellent source of historical evidence and nautical information."
Platt has also written several books about inventions. His The Smithsonian Visual Timeline of Inventions, which appeared in 1994, won praise from reviewers for its comprehensiveness. Platt divides the development of technology throughout the ages into five sections, including agriculture, conquest, and communication. The timeline begins at 600,000 BCE, around the time humans likely began using fire, and includes predictions for innovations that may occur in the near future. Cathryn A. Camper, reviewing The Smithsonian Visual Timeline of Inventions for School Library Journal, praised Platt's skilled use of illustration and text, which the critic felt "teaches a sophisticated form of literacy similar to" that provided with multimedia learning tools—an area in which Platt already had a great deal of writing experience. "Readers will delight in the colorful pictures and the text, which gives just enough information to satisfy curiosity," opined Voice of Youth Advo
Richard Platt is the author of more than sixty informative books for young readers, and he also writes for innovative multimedia projects. Some of his most popular works have been collaborations with illustrator Stephen Biesty on the "Cross-Sections" series. After a failed attempt to forge a career as a photographer, Platt discovered that he had a knack for writing. "I started writing about photography: first magazine articles, then books," he explained on the Walker Books Web site. "I got a job editing children's books, then went on to write them."
In the 1990s, Platt teamed up with popular juvenile illustrator Biesty for several books, beginning with Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections Book, published in 1992. The following year, a second volume in the series, Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Man-of-War, proved equally interesting for late-elementary-age readers, especially those enchanted by seventeenth-century battleships. Alongside Biesty's cutaway illustrations, Platt provides explanatory text that indicates the purpose and activities in each section of the ship. The hardships of life aboard such vessels for their often 800-member crews are not overlooked, either, and the drawings depict food rations crawling with maggots and a doctor's pail containing severed limbs. Ellen Mandel, writing for Booklist, asserted that Platt's "intriguing text" serves to make "this meticulously presented book a treasure of factual content and visual imagery."
For Stephen Biesty's Incredible Everything, Platt provides informative paragraphs to accompany the illustrations for many everyday products, such as athletic shoes and compact discs. Much of the text revolves around the manufacturing process. Stephen Biesty's Incredible Body is a lesson in human anatomy, with sections on each of the body's systems and several major organs; the digestive system alone takes up four pages. Platt has also worked with the illustrator on Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Castle and Stephen Biesty's Incredible Explosions.
Working with publisher Dorling Kindersley, Platt has authored several titles in their "Eyewitness" series, some of which have appeared in the United States under the Knopf/Borzoi imprint. Pirate details the world of corsairs, privateers, and crime on the high seas throughout history. A reviewer for Science Books and Films, Richard B. Woodbury, praised the work as "a veritable miniencyclopedia or minimuseum" and "a pleasure to look at." Spy chronicles the history of espionage and the decisive role intelligence-gathering triumphs have played in history. Of particular emphasis are the code-breaking endeavors by Allied intelligence networks during World War II. Shipwreck, also part of the "Eyewitness" series, investigates famous sea disasters and rescues. Like the other books in the popular series, Shipwreck is lavishly illustrated. Chris Stephenson, writing in School Librarian, called it "an excellent source of historical evidence and nautical information."
Platt has also written several books about inventions. His The Smithsonian Visual Timeline of Inventions, which appeared in 1994, won praise from reviewers for its comprehensiveness. Platt divides the development of technology throughout the ages into five sections, including agriculture, conquest, and communication. The timeline begins at 600,000 BCE, around the time humans likely began using fire, and includes predictions for innovations that may occur in the near future. Cathryn A. Camper, reviewing The Smithsonian Visual Timeline of Inventions for School Library Journal, praised Platt's skilled use of illustration and text, which the critic felt "teaches a sophisticated form of literacy similar to" that provided with multimedia learning tools—an area in which Platt already had a great deal of writing experience. "Readers will delight in the colorful pictures and the text, which gives just enough information to satisfy curiosity," opined Voice of Youth Advo
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July 22, 2024
Beautiful pirate book, which leaves nothing to be desired! Absolutely great illustrated and well explained! Lots of great pictures from the movies.
June 16, 2007
dastane zendegie por masheghate dozdane daryayi;)
June 1, 2021
Quite discombobulated. Not much in the way of discernible order to any of it, and the various captions and sidebars reference happenings all over the place among the first three movies instead of sticking with the movie currently being discussed.
But I did like the "factual" tone, and layout, as with all DK books, is very nice to look at. A few missteps with black text over a dark background, though.
But I did like the "factual" tone, and layout, as with all DK books, is very nice to look at. A few missteps with black text over a dark background, though.
November 24, 2020
So, a little old. (They’re discussing “all 3 movies!” 😂) I enjoyed reading this, though.
April 10, 2015
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide" is packed with pictures and captions about the characters, locations, props, and events of the Pirates of the Caribbean series. The most important aspect of anything claiming to be a complete visual guide is obviously the images. Coming in just under 100 pages, this is a relatively thin book. But although this is a short book, it is full of large high-quality pictures.
Just a sample of images within the book: Sao Feng's map, the Pirate Lords in costume, ships such as the Black Pearl and Flying Dutchman, The Kraken, Davy Jones and Crew, the East India Trading Company map, the Cursed Aztec gold, various pistols and swords, and the Pirate Code book. I've uploaded some pictures in the customer images, and they give a good idea of what the entire book will be like.
Captions don't go very deep into the subject matter, so you're not likely to gain any new insight into the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, but the incredible images alone are enough to make this book a 4-Star product.
"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide" is packed with pictures and captions about the characters, locations, props, and events of the Pirates of the Caribbean series. The most important aspect of anything claiming to be a complete visual guide is obviously the images. Coming in just under 100 pages, this is a relatively thin book. But although this is a short book, it is full of large high-quality pictures.
Just a sample of images within the book: Sao Feng's map, the Pirate Lords in costume, ships such as the Black Pearl and Flying Dutchman, The Kraken, Davy Jones and Crew, the East India Trading Company map, the Cursed Aztec gold, various pistols and swords, and the Pirate Code book. I've uploaded some pictures in the customer images, and they give a good idea of what the entire book will be like.
Captions don't go very deep into the subject matter, so you're not likely to gain any new insight into the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, but the incredible images alone are enough to make this book a 4-Star product.
May 25, 2024
AWESOME!
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