Jurassic World Special Edition Junior Novelization

Jurassic World

by David Lewman, Random House (Illustrator)

Jurassic World is the long-awaited next installment of the groundbreaking Jurassic Park series. T. rex’s, velociraptors, triceratops—as well as some all-new dinosaurs—will roar across the screen in this epic action-adventure directed by Colin Trevorrow starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins and Nick Robinson! Jurassic World The Special Edition Movie Novelization retells the whole exciting adventure and features sixteen pages of full-color scenes from the movie.

Genres: Science Fiction, Dinosaurs, Childrens, Fiction, Media Tie In, Novels, Adventure

146 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 16, 2015

Reviews

[Kooshmeister · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a junior novelization of the film in the same vein as the previous three. So what makes it a "special edition?" It's the only one of the four that's hardcover! It features a lovely embossed-looking, silvery cover with just the movie's logo and "Special Edition Junior Novelization" on it. In terms of presentation, it's quite spiffy for what's little more than a tie-in book for kids to read, almost as if they knew adult collectors would snap it up as well. Which at least did (me). In terms of writing style, David Lewman does a serviceable job. We get some backstory such as the fact ACU leader Hamada is a former SWAT team member, which was pretty cool, but in general it's basically a very simplified version of the movie's story with little in the way of elaboration or extra scenes like most movie novelizations have. However, as a junior novelization, it is this way by design, so I cannot fault Random House or Mr. Lewman. I just hope the movie's success gives us an ''actual'' novelization later on down the line, assuming such books aren't too out of vogue. Either way, a great little book!

[Will · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked it. I even sort of wished I was in the book. I thought being in the monorail would be fun. But I didn't exactly get the science stuff. I would give it five stars out of five-at the top. The Indominus Rex was so cool--and scary. The hamster ball thingy was really cool too. The raptors were awesome. I liked Blue the best. I didn't like Hoskins. The coolest part was the when the Indominus faced the Tyranosaurus Rex. All the dinosaurs were pretty cool. The scariest part was how the Indominus escaped. This book is my favorite book ever!

[Lisa D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

[Jacqueline · Rating 3 out of 5]

I personally wasn't all that into this story as we read it. Yes, it was set for a younger age group and I really appreciate that lol, with my kids being but 6 and 4, yeah, that was great, but the writing style just didn't do it for me. A 3, for my kids had fun with it.

[Jorge Moralejo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good book which resumes the film very good and which you enjoy a lot because it is a fast-readind book and it has pictures of the film. Very good.

[Blue · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute little Junior story with all the awesome dinosaur love

[Kwok Tsz Him Summer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book very much. Since i watched the movie, i can picture all the scenes just by reading the words, which makes the novel easy to understand. i like how they can describe the dinosaurs fighting so precisly. My favorite dinosaur(s) so far are the T-Rex and Blue: the main raptor. I also like how they can describe how scary and fierce the Indominus Rex is. Overall, the story is very thrilling and full of surprises.

[William Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the book, Jurassic World special edition junior novelization, Dr. John Hammond dreams of a theme park on Isla Nublar where visitors see dinosaurs and finally the real Jurassic world. I thought it was good because it is similar to the film and it is fun reading the entire book. Some parts were a little funnier than others, and it is a special edition because it has 16 new pages of photos and arts for marketing. Some of these photos are not in the film and others are from behind the scenes. I recommend this book because some parts are more detailed than the film, and it has pictures which make it more fun to flip the pages. If you want to see the difference between the book and film version, you have a choice to either read the book or just watch the film. There’s not much difference in terms of plot.

[Rafael]

Hi my name is Rafael and have you read a book with adventure or from a movie and you want to read something better. Well look no further because their is a very good book that is called Jurassic world, Better than the movie. The name of the book is called Jurassic world written by Amanda silver and Rick jaffa. The Main characters are Owen an engineer and the alpha from the velociraptors, Chlair a scientist in jurassic world, Grey a little boy who love dinosaur, and the brother Zach who dosen’t care of learning stuff. It takes place on a island named Jurassic world and the conflict is that they are try to stay alive because a 20 feet tall dinosaur is trying to eat them.their lesson in this book is to never create some that is from the past because you will never know what's going to happen if you do. I enjoy this book because it made feel like if i was in the book or if i was one of the character. I will recommend this book to anybody because if i like this the a list of people will two. So Look no further because Jurassic world is here bye.

[Pappy · Rating 3 out of 5]

It had a lot of expanded scenes from the movie so even though it was a decent re-playing of the movie, there was enough new material to make it worth reading.

[Kari · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book with my sons. We loved it. It obviously stayed very true to the movie since it was a novelization. This a fun quick read, it was just like watching the movie all over again.

[Isabelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

it is awesome I love blue the raptor the most. Its cool that they can make up a new dinosaur the idominus-rex

[Stef · Rating 5 out of 5]

realy realy cool

[Orkhiroz · Rating 4 out of 5]

★4,5

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1. Beberapa deskripsi di sini membuatku lebih paham tentang yang terjadi di filmnya. Contoh: ternyata Zach enggak benar-benar cinta pacarnya, jadi pas di pulauh dia enggak mendadak curi pandang ke cewek lain. Terus ternyata evakuasi mereka di suatu sekolah.

2. Ada beberapa hal yang enggak ada di filmnya. Yang kutahu, salah satunya berasal dari deleted scene, yaitu Claire dan Owen memakai kotoran dinosaurus.

3. Ceritanya seru dan fast paced. Aku bahkan enggak menyangka banyak kalimat ikonis yang berhasil ditampung di sini. Semua adegan penting ada. Aku agak menyayangkan masalah perceraian enggak disinggung. Tapi, kalau dipikir-pikir lagi, masalah itu enggak disinggung di akhir film waktu keluarga reunian, jadi menurutku bisa saja dihilangkan.

4. Sebuah cerita yang bagus, menyenangkan, mengasyikkan, dan ikonis untuk film pertama dari trilogi. Tentang apa saja yang terjadi kalau misalnya taman dinosaurus benar-benar berhasil dibuka.

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1. Target pembaca utama buku ini adalah anak-anak. Ada banyak hal menarik di sini, tapi aku enggak yakin mereka bisa menikmati dan paham hal-hal semacam: penjelasan ilmiah tentang cara membuat atau memodifikasi dinosaurus dan hal-hal terkait persaingan perusahaan.

2. Seingatku, ada salah satu raptor yang mati terbakar. Nah, kalau benar, kenapa enggak dimasukkan ke sini? Untuk mencegah trauma pembaca muda? Tapi, kenapa kematian Zara tetap diceritakan setragis itu?

[Joshua Ess-Haghabadi · Rating 4 out of 5]

The quote "These are wild animals. Trust me--you don't want them in the field"(Lewman 26) sums up the main point of the action movie Jurassic world, the movie this is the junior novelization of, which was that life always finds a way and animals shouldn't be messed with. One thing i dislike is that there is no difference between this and the movie plot wise, like how the Indominus rex is still the main antagonist and still gets killed by the Mosasaurus at the end. First, one thing I like about this novelization was the use of different adjectives that actually make me visualize the movie while reading this, such as the use of the word erupted as the Mosasaurus comes out of the water and clamps the jaws down on Indominus. Second, another thing I like about this novelization is the fact that I like the movie and all the events are the same, which is boring, but nice at the same time, I feel the same as I did while watching the movie. Third, another thing i like about the novelization is how there is dinosaurs in it such as the velociraptor, tyrannosaurs, and apatosaurs. Finally, one thing I like about the novelization was the use of the hybrid indominus rex, they include every detail such as the Indominus killing apatosaurus for sport, chasing two teens off a cliff until they jump off into water.

[Neesa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not the worst book I’ve ever read, but I kinda thought it was a waste of time, since I already watched the movie. I’m a die hard fan of the movie, and I just wanted to give the middle grade novel a try since it was on my shelf. The plot line and everything was exact, but the books kinda sounded robotic. I finished it in less than a day because by page 90 I just wanted to finish it. I think this book is better for younger kids who haven’t watched the movie, and don’t get me wrong it’s still action packed. But yes, gonna have to say it’s a 2 star for me, just seemed like something a fan of the movie would buy to keep on their shelve. I love the concept of course, it’s just the writing wasn’t for me-will probably be un-hauling. ~highly recommend the movie though.

[ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

My dad got me this when the movie came out, and I became quite the Chris Pratt fan due to his Lego Movie performance (Greatest film of ALL time). So when I got this book, it was all I read. Reading log for elementary school? Only one book read multiple times, had to analyze a book in English? It was this book. I actually enjoyed this book so much I didn't even really care about the pictures inside of it, I know, incredible. Anyway, I feel like this Novelization means more to me than the actual film, except for the Jimmy Buffet cameo.

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think I'm going soft in my old age. I feel really sorry for the dinosaurs, even the Indominus Rex. Human arrogance thinking it is ok to mess with huge predators, then when they get upset at being locked up, poked and prodded and fight back.....the humans blame the animal. Far too common human behaviour, even against other humans. Use animals and people on your terms, then blame them when they stand up for themselves.
Poor dinosaurs! Especially the Raptors.

[Megan Wintrip · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love dinosaurs, I love these movies and I was so happy to get my hands on this book! I love novelisation books.

The Characters = 10/10
The Dinosaurs= 10/10
The Plot = 10/10
Overall = 10/10

Loved it. Of you haven't got your hands on it and you like dinosaurs and the Jurassic franchise, it's a great addition.

[Jayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got this book for free at the safari park. Bit skeptical as i've never seen any of the Jurassic Park films (I know, i'm terrible) and wasn't really interested. Was an entertaining read, though seems a little traumatic considering it's meant to be for children. Still good though.

[joseph burtulato · Rating 4 out of 5]

For myself as a huge JP fan the book was good, the only thing is that the book was basically word for word of the movie. They left a few parts off that went too crucial. If you did not see the movie and are a fan of the series you should enjoy the book.

[Tol Sirimai · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is really good and easy to read. I really enjoy this book because the story is very interesting.
The book is about a kid who really loves dinosaurs and gets a chance to go to Jurassic World but one of the dinosaur broke out and destroy the park. I recommended this book to everyone.

[Oliver Lay · Rating 5 out of 5]

it is a scarry book based on the movie

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book, for the most part

The book was written just like the movie version. 😉 my favorite part was when the messages are the indomonis-rex

[Sara Rennard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome read!

Loved the book! It stayed in line with the movie! I’m hoping a sequel book will come out for Falling Kingdom

[Ian Buchanan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay not the best

[Reis Erickson · Rating 4 out of 5]

it was pretty good kind of slow starting but its based off the movie soo yea.

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Exactly what I expected. Actually a little less than what I expected honestly.

[Emma Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book!

[Rex Tate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Follows the screenplay and movie very well!