Star Wars: Who Saved the Galaxy?

Star Wars: Dorling Kindersley

by D.K. Publishing

In this exciting Level 1 reader, young fans will delve into the world of the Star Wars galaxy, learning about the people, droids, and creatures — including Luke Skywalker and R2-D2 — who have kept it safe from the clutches of evil. Packed with images, new animation, and fascinating facts, this accessible and intriguing guide will keep readers coming back time and again. © 2012 Lucasfilm Ltd. ® & ™ All Rights Reserved. Used Under Authorization.

Genres: Star Wars, Childrens, Science Fiction, Juvenile, Fantasy, Fiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2012

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Kai Charles(Fiction State Of Mind) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Coyer Winter Back To Basics

This fun book is a heroic breakdown of all the battles in the Star Wars universe. From the prequels through the new trilogy lots of great photos and showcasing of major battles.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

All the star wars books are rated a 4 by Jacob, he said for the simple fact that he could read them for himself and enjoyed doing so! Read for his 15min January reading challenge..krb 1/19/16

Jacob read for his 15min Read-Aloud challenge...May 2016

Jacob read again for fun..krb 11/14/16

[Sarah A · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun book, exploring many of the heroes of the Star Wars movies.
I love how this book supports several of the fan theories about the real heroes of the Star Wars universe! R2d2 is the best!

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

My little boy loved this book. Nice easy small sentences and words they will recognise if they are a Star Wars fan. Good for boosting confidence in a young reader.

[Jamie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have no idea how the “levels” in this series work but my kindergartener couldn’t read this independently to save his life. My second grader was bored but is working through some things in speech therapy and “R2-D2” was a good way to practice that /t/ !

[Kristina Wise · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very short read for young readers that shows you all the different people, aliens and droids who helped save the galaxy from the evil Empire.

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

Young readers are introduced to several characters of the Star Wars universe, and the question of who saved the galaxy is posed, but never really answered.

[Christopher Perez · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’ve read better

[Fjóla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Who saved the galaxy? Many characters were involved. This little book relates who these people were, humans and aliens, and what they did to help save the galaxy. This is a fun summary of the key events in the Star Wars saga, and at the end of the book, instead of the usual quiz or glossary, they ask this open question again: "Who saved the galaxy?"

Some people have complained that these popular DK readers on Star Wars are too hard, and I can second that they are not for absolute beginners or maybe even the average kindergartener. They are not heavy on sight words and they, by the nature of the subject, contain a number of rather tricky spellings. I sit with my little one when he reads through these and help him a little when he gets stuck on one of those tongue twisters. But they soon pick up words like "empirial", "creatures", "smuggling", "merchant" and names such as "Tattooine" and "Alderaan" are often phonetically spelled out, to help the emerging reader. My guess would however be that most of both the level one and level two books are of 2nd grade reading level.

[☼Bookish in Virginia☼ · Rating 3 out of 5]

~borrowed from the Library

WHO SAVED THE GALAXY is at the beginning 4th Grade reading level. The book has 491 words in a font that is, in my opinion, too large for 4th Graders.

All the favorite good guys are covered in the book. Young Anakin, older Anakin. Obi-Wan, Luke, Leia, CPO.... That's about all you've got here are brief summaries with pictures from the movies.

I've read quite a few of these little books and this material is covered dozens of other places. Which isn't to say that kids won't pick this book up and read it; only that it's mediocre, at best.

I would recommend this book for young readers who are reading way above their age level. For them the material might be fresh.

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

This beginning reader introduces characters from the Star Wars universe who helped "save the galaxy."

Photos from the Star Wars films accompany the text. A glossary is included at the back of the book.

Characters featured: Ob-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Princess Leia Organa, Han Solo, Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, R2-D2, the Ewoks, the Clone Troopers, the Jedi, and the Rebels.

[Diana Pettis · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you like Star Wars and you are a beginning reader this is the book for you. Xander read it to me today and really enjoyed it. I liked that it had little clips on all of the characters. Great for beginning readers.

[Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who did save the galaxy??? Well after reading this my 3 1/2 knows... Fun read.

[Abbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm late to the party so this book, while selected by my two year old, was a great way to catch up and learn Star Wars basics