Disney Animals: The Essential Guide

by Glenn Dakin

Book Overview

From Dumbo and Simba to the 101 Dalmatians, Disney's collection of beloved animal characters is presented together for the very first time in this beautifully illustrated guide. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756620066
• ISBN13: 9780756620066
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 47 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 1 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Nice Coverage, Mostly

"Disney Animals: The Essential Guide" focuses on the major hero animals from the Disney films. You'll find characters in here from Simba to Dumbo and even the fish from the Disney Pixar film "Finding Nemo." This book is fully illustrated on every page, with pleasing pastel colors and good humor. For example --- in the section about Bambi, Jimini Cricket (who's your helpful conscience and guide throughout the book) gives a warning about dangerous levels of cuteness that might alarm older readers. He gives a "How Cute Can You Go?" scale, with the baby birds singing in the spring rating a 100 --- Cute Overload. Each entry is sectionalized, with features such as Character Likes and Dislikes, information about family, items such as "Royal Bulletins," sections for friends and more. The book is loaded with pictures from the film and will be an enjoyable refresher as well for fans of the film. The only disappointment was limited coverage of some characters such as Sebastian, and the non-inclusion of certain characters --- i.e. Mushu from "Mulan," Mr. Stork from "Dumbo" (who is only seen in one picture) and a few other notables. Other than that, excellent book.