Star Wars Meet the Heroes Chewbacca

by D.K. Publishing

Who is Chewbacca? Just how tall is he? What is his most dangerous adventure? Perfect for children who are new to Star Wars and also for young fans of the movies, this exciting guide will answer these questions and many more and teach children fun facts about loyal Wookiee Chewbacca - including his incredible adventures with Han Solo, Princess Leia and other rebel heroes!

Follow Chewbacca's journey from Han's smuggling sidekick, to loyal Rebel fighter and co-pilot to Rey in the Millennium Falcon. Discover what languages Chewie speaks, why he makes howling noises, which planet he comes from and what makes him lose his temper. Featuring a simple Q&A format and exciting images, DK's Star Wars Meet the Heroes: Chewbacca is a fun, welcoming introduction to the famous Wookiee as children follow his adventures in a galaxy far, far away. With colourful movie stills from the original trilogy, prequels and the latest sequels, DK's book lets children explore Chewbacca's amazing world.

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Genres: Star Wars

64 pages, Hardcover

Published May 2, 2019

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

[Gabe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

[Tim Roast · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ever wondered, “How tall is Chewie?” Or maybe you've thought to yourself as you escape a precarious situation in your Millennium Falcon, “Why does Chewie make howling noises?” Or maybe whilst you’re sitting down having a quiet drink in the Mos Eisley Cantina you might have a question pop in your head, “What does Chewie wear over his shoulder?”

Well now you can find out the answer to these questions plus more, all in bite-size bits of text in an A5 hardback book packed with glossy, full-colour pages containing stills from the films. It took about 20 minutes for me to read through it so don't expect it to be super encyclopaedic, but all the basics will be covered. It does have some spoilers in it so maybe you’d want to see the movies first, including “Solo: A Star Wars Story”, although Chewie’s story is not as sensational as some of the other characters (e.g. the Darth Vader book in this series reveals his true relationship to Luke Skywalker which is a big spoiler of the films for new fans). Also a couple of the questions seem to be standard to the books in the series - “What is the Rebel Alliance?” “What is the Resistance?”

Overall though it is suitable for kids, is not too difficult to read and is nice to look at. 4 stars.

[Velia · Rating 3 out of 5]

The main problem I had with the book was the font was too light on some pages so it just blended into the background and I couldn't read some pages at all.

The information I could read on Chewbacca was great though. And I loved the pictures from the movies. *****