The Lost Scrolls: Earth

The Lost Scrolls #2

by Michael Teitelbaum, Shane L. Johnson (Illustrator)

Avatar's Katara tells how she inspired a group of Earthbenders imprisoned on a Fire Nation ship to take a stand; Aang explains how he managed to outsmart the great Earthbender, King Bumi; and Sokka recounts the take of the Great Divide. Included are sections on Earthbending moves, the great Earth Kingdon Kyoshi Warriors, and more.

Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Comics, Middle Grade, Childrens, Manga

68 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Michael Teitelbaum has been a writer and editor of children’s books for more than thirty years. He worked on staff as an editor at Golden Books, Grossett & Dunlop, and Macmillan. In addition to The Scary States of America, Michael’s fiction work includes The Very Hungry Zombie: A Parody, and The Very Thirsty Vampire: A Parody both done with artist extraordinaire Jon Apple, published by Skyhorse. His non-fiction work includes writing Jackie Robinson: Champion for Equality, published by Sterling, and The Baseball Hall of Fame, a 2-volume encyclopedia, published by Grolier. He is also the series editor of Great Escapes, true-life acts of incredible courage, published by Harper Collins.
Michael has always had an interest in the paranormal, despite a rather normal childhood in Brooklyn, NY. These days, Michael lives with his wife, Sheleigah, and two talkative cats in an (as yet unhaunted) 180-year-old farmhouse in the beautiful Catskill Mountains of upstate New York.

Reviews

[Анастасія ꒰⁠⑅⁠ᵕ⁠༚⁠ᵕ⁠꒱⁠˖⁠♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Я не пам'ятаю вже мультфільм, але ж наче в цій частині з'явилась Тоф? А тут я її не побачила.

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good stuff here, but, unless you're a die-hard fan of the franchise, I'd suggest sticking with the show.

[Alisha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Same review for all four ATLA The Lost Scrolls:

Yes, I love all things ATLA, and I appreciate the little tidbits about each of the Four Nations, especially the philosophy and how that influences their lifestyles and fighting styles. But... I think these were a missed opportunity -- they each contain simplified retellings of episodes we've seen already, but imagine if they were told from another's perspective how much we could gain from that! For example, in the retelling of The Great Divide, what if the Earthbender guide was the one to recount the tale. If each "scroll" had at least one "outsider" viewpoint, I think it would have given them more richness. Still, I do love all things ATLA.

These are particularly great for kids (as they are simplified retellings), and the artwork as always is excellent.

[Winny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Para todo fan que ha disfrutado de esta historia, el libro les viene bien como un resumen de todo lo visto en la serie, este esta explicado desde la perspectiva de cada personaje. Me sirvió mucho para practicar mi ingles, así que se las recomiendo.

[Medha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting description for the reason behind the earth insignia. I didn't know earthbenders could climb walls. I had to read this one since I read all the other ones but I'm glad I'm done with them.

[Jerry · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was a bit disappointed in this book. From the title I thought I would learn things that weren’t in the TV show. But it was just filled with stories and facts that were a part of the TV show.

[Sumru · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was disappointing that there wasn't anything in the book, that we didn't know from the show

[theziedit · Rating 4 out of 5]

Been searching this book for so long. Love it

[Tabitha · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was good.

[Kaotic · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a cute short book set early in the series.

I would have preferred more new content instead of summarizing three different episodes. But it was still a nice read.

[Manon Kroon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a lot of fun! And I also liked the extra information at the end, because you learn something new.

[chvang · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't even change the prologue and epilogue from "Water" to "Earth."

[Flor · Rating 1 out of 5]

Fue bastante decepcionante porque no aportó nada nuevo. Es una recopilación de cosas que te cuentan en la serie

[Librarian Jessie (BibliophileRoses) · Rating 5 out of 5]

The cover decisions though are rock solid.

[Nikhil Math]

Do not read this, it is just a boring retelling and there is nothing new that will add to your mind, if you have seen the original series.

[Serena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, I enjoyed it. It was nice going back to this series and world because I grew up with the series.

[The Half-blood Reader]

I had to open my mind to the possibilities.

Notes:

The Earth Kingdom and its Philosophy
The people of the Earth Kingdom are proud and strong and adhere to a philosophy of peaceful coexistence and cooperation with the other nations of the world. Earthbenders use their abilities for defense and industry and have fiercely defended their cities against attacks by the Fire Nation.

The Earth Kingdom insignia represents the many layers of deep rock and coal that Earthbenders manipulate and use to run their great cities, and the depth of their commitment to a peaceful and productive way of life.

The nation's dominant season is spring. Many living things are reborn, the most Earthbenders are born, Earthbenders are the strongest during this time.

Earthbending uses techniques taken from the Hung Gar style of kung fu. Like this ancient martial arts discipline, Earthbending is known for its strong stances rooted in the ground. Hung Gar Kung Fu is based on the movements of animals, including the tiger, which Earthbenders use when initiating hard blows, and the crane, which Earthbenders use to land gently back on the Earth.

Earthbending Techniques
Earthbenders use many techniques during combat or construction.

They can strike the ground with their hands or feet, causing small tremors or earthquakes.

They can stomp the ground hard, causing a boulder to form and spring up, which they then kick toward an opponent.

They can also bend the Earth in order to catapult themselves into the air, and then soften the Earth to cushion their landings. They can open cracks in the ground to swallow up an opponent, raise slabs of stone from the Earth to use as defensive walls (these are especially good at blocking fire), and levitate stones to propel them at opponents.

Earthbenders can also magnetize their limbs to stone, allowing them to climb sheer walls or cliffs.

An Earthbenders has 85 jings, or choices of how to direct their energy. Of these, the neutral Jing - listening and waiting for the right moment to strike - is the most important. The highest level Earthbenders can change Solid Ground into quicksand to entrap approaching enemies.

Weakness
Inability to manipulate metal. The Fire Nation has exploited this weakness by attempting to surround Earthbenders with metal armor, ships, and forts

Toph wants to chat xD

Group Earthbending moves
They can combine their power using group movements to create a massive wall or huge boulder from many small pieces of coal, which can then be propelled toward an entire Squadron of enemy troops. One Earthbender can lift a steady stream of small pieces of coal into the air, while another shoots the rocks forward at an enemy. They can also manipulate the coal into a large flat disc, which can scoop up and carry away enemies.

[Storm · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the second of 4 Scrolls in the the Lost Scrolls Series. Water is told from the perspective of Katara. There is no "new" content unlike the succeeding Avatar: The Last Airbender Comics Series which details Aang's adventures AFTER the cartoon ends. Like the other books in the series, the art is rather pretty, in fact, some are better than what feels like the lazy screencaptures in Avatar: The Legend of Aang Comics Series but the writing is REALLY really juvenile.

This scroll covers three separate events. First, the Earth Kingdom prison break caused by Katara's do gooder attitude.
It was all my fault! I had forced him to Earthbend. I was the reason he became a prisoner of the Fire Nation!


The second arc is the group's journey to Omashu, which features the eccentric King and our favorite cabbage dealer.


The final arc is about the 2 opposing tribes crossing the Great Divide. This one was probably the most fun viewed from Katara's eyes, as poor Aang tries to get them to work with, instead of against each other.


Again, this rating is low despite my fondness for the content, for the sole reason that the writing is juvenile.

[(Jen) The Artist Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

3 1/2 stars.

Obviously aimed at the target audience of the show, but the extra information about earthbenders such as their culture and kingdom are interesting, though I don't know how much of it is "canon" (e.g. the dominant season for earthbenders, etc.). The retelling of stories from the television episodes are written so elementary school aged audiences can easily follow them, but by no means are they a replacement of.

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again I'm still a little sad (and a bit miffed) that I essentially have bought this series four times over now. The Earth scroll is my favorite. Anyone that has watched the series (or read these books) should know why but I won't ruin it here for anyone new.

Overall not terrible but I do wish they would've added something new. Sadness.

[Mollie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic series that my whole family loves - from my 4 year old to my husband. Excellently written in the voice of children that promotes ethics, courage and imagination.

[Annchan Maulana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Avatar salah satu cerita bergambar keren. Walaupun gambarnya ga halus tapi ceritanya menarik banget ...

[Jonah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so crazy incredible it is sooooooooooooo awesome all frends of mine on goodreads see this have to see this review.

[Cws]

JAR5-Ava

[Eve · Rating 5 out of 5]

the book had cool "facts" about earthbending

[Virginia · Rating 3 out of 5]

As with the others in this series, it is a re-telling of several Earth Kingdom stories and some facts about the Earth Kingdom. I learned a few new "facts" about them and enjoyed it for what it was.

[Sheza 'Shez' · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Earth Kingdom is known for their strength and resilience. We see Aang's friend King Bumi and of course we see the different forms of Earth Bending!

[Annie Osborne · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is literally the tv show written down, dumbed down with pictures added. NO. bleck. nasty. no.

[Cassidy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I sort of liked it, it re-wrote some of the stories from original series and I found that they got semi boring but the other information was very insightful