Dinotopia: First Flight [With Board Game]

by James Gurney

Book Overview

"Critics have gushed over Gurney's phantasmagorical creation, likening him to such venerated literary fantasists as Jules Verne, Wells, and J. R. R. Tolkien." -- People MagazineJames Gurney's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060280077
• ISBN13: 9780060280079
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.7" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Dinotopia:First Flight

Dinotopia:First Flight is a book about a boy named Gileon,who is being tracked down by an evil person named Roff Stricker because he is not doing his schoolwork.He makes some friends named Budge,Binny,Bandy and Bongo(Short nam is the 4 B's)that help Gideon out of his dangerous adventure.If you like dinos and robots you will like this book.

Good, but....

I found the story very lacking, but the lustrations are up to par, above in some cases. I noticed that most of the other reviews were four stars. In my opinion, that means the illustrations are enough to carry the book. Illustrations of this caliber normally are.

i am desaponted

i am a great dinotopia fan and i liked the other more complex books of dinotopia and didn't think this was a good book at all

A great introduction.

My 1st grade son received this book for Christmas and was thrilled with the story and has studied the pictures by the hour. We are looking forward to working our way through the older Dinotopia stories now. I was surprised that this book was not reviewed as highly as the other books so now have some very high expectations. This shorter story was a nice way for my 7 year old to be introduced some serious fiction without scaring him with bulky text. It is a nice change from Pokemon.

Dinotopia: First Flight

This was a great book. I was completely astonished by the beauty of the illustrations and the descriptive nature of the text. I personally find the original title the best, but this one is up to par.