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Star Wars Trilogy: Read-Along Storybooks (1997) #1
Star Wars: A New Hope
Experience Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope like never before! Fully illustrated with gorgeous images by Star Wars artist Brian Rood, this epic storybook also includes a CD with word-for-word narration, music, and character voices. Follow along as Luke Skywalker meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, rescues Princess Leia, and faces Darth Vader for the first time.
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First published January 1, 1997
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David Mattingly
35 books8 followersSpecialist in the archaeology of the Roman empire. Fellow of the British Academy since 2003.
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January 29, 2019
Ce livre, tout comme les deux autres, font un très bon travail pour résumé et bien présenté les films de la première trilogie de Star Wars. Une belle façon de découvir cet univers pour les jeunes lecteurs.
February 3, 2021
Very good narration using different voices and pictures from the movie. It’s very good and a lot of fun. Kids will love it.
February 2, 2017
I was proud when my daughter grabbed this off the shelf at the library. Especially with all the hoopla around the new movies (which have been fantastic), I really want to introduce her to this story.
Thankfully it was the first book in the storyline as well, so it was great. She's always been interested in my husbands t-shirt that has all of the Star Wars characters on it. It took her a few pages to settle down and pay attention, but once that happened, she was very engaged in the book.
The pictures are actual screen captures from the movie which I thought was cool. It will help her recognize all the characters once she is old enough to watch the movie. I thought the book did a good job of summarizing all the key points in a pretty short story.
As a book, this was a long book for a 2 year old to sit through. I think older preschoolers would get more out of this. My daughter was engaged the whole time and interested in the story, but the plot mostly went over her head.
We enjoyed this though and as she gets older we'll look for more of these.
Thankfully it was the first book in the storyline as well, so it was great. She's always been interested in my husbands t-shirt that has all of the Star Wars characters on it. It took her a few pages to settle down and pay attention, but once that happened, she was very engaged in the book.
The pictures are actual screen captures from the movie which I thought was cool. It will help her recognize all the characters once she is old enough to watch the movie. I thought the book did a good job of summarizing all the key points in a pretty short story.
As a book, this was a long book for a 2 year old to sit through. I think older preschoolers would get more out of this. My daughter was engaged the whole time and interested in the story, but the plot mostly went over her head.
We enjoyed this though and as she gets older we'll look for more of these.
May 6, 2016
Experience Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope like never before! Fully illustrated with gorgeous images by Star Wars artist Brian Rood, this epic storybook also includes a CD with word-for-word narration, music, and character voices. Follow along as Luke Skywalker meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, rescues Princess Leia, and faces Darth Vader for the first time.
This book is the perfect way to introduce a young fan to Star Wars. It's also a great book to add to any elementary school library or classroom library.
Full Review HERE http://mundiekids.blogspot.com/2016/0...
This book is the perfect way to introduce a young fan to Star Wars. It's also a great book to add to any elementary school library or classroom library.
Full Review HERE http://mundiekids.blogspot.com/2016/0...
August 11, 2025
My kids and I loved these. We would listen to them in the car and the kids would listen to them while in their room. I love this secondary option for kids to continue learning to read, when you aren't able to read aloud to them yourself at that moment.
February 14, 2018
Excellent format to help young readers get familiar with reading
January 24, 2021
(3☆ Got something out of, but wouldn’t read again)
Cute version of the Star Wars' story for children. It is a good book for early readers.
Cute version of the Star Wars' story for children. It is a good book for early readers.
February 7, 2022
What a great book !
April 26, 2016
Synopsis: "Experience Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope like never before! Fully illustrated with gorgeous images by Star Wars artist Brian Rood, this epic storybook also includes a CD with word-for-word narration, music, and character voices. Follow along as Luke Skywalker meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, rescues Princess Leia, and faces Darth Vader for the first time. "
My Review: I picked this book up to introduce my love for Star Wars to Munchkin, some of the other books I have picked up were good but not as perfect as this book. I love that it includes and audio CD to go with it, not only does it narrate the story with voices but it also includes great sound effects. The book also does a great job of condensing A New Hope without loosing any of the storyline. Munchkin really enjoyed it and now we have to pick up the rest of the books with audio CDs.
My Review: I picked this book up to introduce my love for Star Wars to Munchkin, some of the other books I have picked up were good but not as perfect as this book. I love that it includes and audio CD to go with it, not only does it narrate the story with voices but it also includes great sound effects. The book also does a great job of condensing A New Hope without loosing any of the storyline. Munchkin really enjoyed it and now we have to pick up the rest of the books with audio CDs.
November 25, 2016
A fun rendition for children!
My son LOVES this book! He says the music with the narration made it as exciting as the movie.
My son LOVES this book! He says the music with the narration made it as exciting as the movie.
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