From the skittish nature of rontos to the mating patterns of female shaaks, The Wildlife of Star Wars leads a fanciful safari through George Lucas' universe. Designed as an explorer's journal, the fantastic artwork is accompanied by witty, humorous text-written in a newly created font. Anatomy, mating habits, behaviour patterns and roles played in intergalactic history: it's all here in a package designed to please all Star Wars fans, young and old.
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In The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide, Terry Whitlatch and Bob Carrau offer a faux naturalist's sketchbook of the fauna born of George Lucas and co.'s considerable imagination: the spot-light sloths of the Dagobah Rain Forest, the Peko Pekos of planet Naboo's Gungan Swamp, the gas-filled Beldons of Bespin, which can achieve a girth of 10 kilometers, and a host of other fantastical creations populate this delightful large-format book. Drawings on every page are substantiated by salient pieces of information about habitat, habits and danger-factor.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Format:Hardcover
The Wildlife of Star Wars is a Audubon-like field guide to the creatures and species of many of the classic and episode I-II planets.
The illustrations are lavish watercolor-type drawings including several views of each creature--parents with their young, face on, running in their environment, etc. Some include internal drawings of internal systems.
Text is somewhat sparse, but I do feel that too much text would have drawn the attention away from the superb illustrations.
Drawings are extremely well done, but the list price seems somewhat high. The cover and backing look quite sturdy and the pages are of high quality paper. ....
Format:Paperback
As an artist working in the visual effects industry I found this book an absolute inspiration.
Terryl Whitlatch's illustrations are deceptive - in this time of computer-aided concept art she brings pencil and paint drawings to the table, and at first look one might think these are more childlike than the usual photoshoped fare. Not so. Terryl's knowledge of animal anatomy shines through every creature. Each and every drawing could be made into a model that works, design-wise and function-wise. She is a true master of creature design, and peppers the pages of this book with poignant narrative highlights. The Bantha suiciding off a cliff, the Krayt dragon digging up a Sarlacc and dragging it away, and many other pieces have to be seen to be believed. Any Star Wars fan will find this book simply incredible.
5 stars.
Terryl Whitlatch's illustrations are deceptive - in this time of computer-aided concept art she brings pencil and paint drawings to the table, and at first look one might think these are more childlike than the usual photoshoped fare. Not so. Terryl's knowledge of animal anatomy shines through every creature. Each and every drawing could be made into a model that works, design-wise and function-wise. She is a true master of creature design, and peppers the pages of this book with poignant narrative highlights. The Bantha suiciding off a cliff, the Krayt dragon digging up a Sarlacc and dragging it away, and many other pieces have to be seen to be believed. Any Star Wars fan will find this book simply incredible.
5 stars.
By Harmony K.
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I own the 2005 edition of this book. It was extremely successful with the children. Large and detailed and colorful images, lots of explanations. A lot of fun.
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Absolutely beautiful!
This book is quite possibly the most masterful artistic compilation relating to Star Wars that has been put out in recent years. Read more
Published on May 6 2003 by Scott Owen
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Great book!
This is a great book! And the giraffe thing in the back is called a zeer, and the sailed back thingy is a (coincidentally)
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Published on Nov 11 2002
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Great book !
The artwork on this book is excellent. The drawings of the various Star Wars animals are detailed and lifelike. Read more
Published on Nov 1 2002 by Samurai6
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National Geographic, Star Wars Style!
My two major interests are Star Wars and animals, so this book is just about my favorite Star Wars reference book ever. Read more
Published on Jun 22 2002 by "ragingvornskr"
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Lucas' zoo
Who would have thought that George Lucas could have conjured up enough creatures and animals to start his own private zoo? Read more
Published on Jun 22 2002 by Mpiumetti
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Genius
I bought this book not because i am a starwars fan but because i am a fan of conceptual design of creatures and species. Read more
Published on April 30 2002 by davi
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An incredible treasure trove supplement
The collaborative effort of Star Wars experts Terryl Whitlatch and Bob Carrau, The Wildlife Of Star Wars: A Field Guide is an incredible treasure trove supplement and companion to... Read more
Published on April 12 2002 by Midwest Book Review
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