Acclaimed, New York Times best-selling author Tom Angleberger delivers a captivating retelling of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi like you've never experienced before, infusing the iconic, classic tale of good versus evil with a unique perspective and narrative style that will speak directly to today's young readers while enhancing the Star Wars experience for core fans of the saga.
Acclaimed, New York Times best-selling author Adam Gidwitz delivers a captivating retelling of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back like you've never experienced before, infusing the iconic, classic tale of good versus evil with a unique perspective and narrative style that will speak directly to today's young readers while enhancing the Star Wars experience for core fans of the saga.
'Fear is the path to the dark side.' Listen to Yoda. More than just a book, Star Wars Beware the Sith is a vital guide that no budding Star Wars fan should be without! Uncover all the secrets of the dark side of the Force, learn all about the most fearsome Sith Lords of all time, and most important of all, how to protect yourself against them. Filled with amazing images and in a handy compact format, Star Wars Beware the Sithis an out-of-this-universe read, perfect for everyStar Warsloving child.
This collectible sticker book showcases the art of iconic Star Wars villains, with more than 1,000 full-color stickers for decorating notebooks, laptops, crafts, scrapbooks, stationery, and more! The dark side beckons with more than 1,000 stickers of Star Wars villains, vehicles, logos, catchphrases, and more! This collectible sticker book contains a vast trove of designs—vintage illustrations, watercolors, pencil sketches, comics, and more—to suit any purpose. The major figures from the Empire and the First Order from all nine Skywalker saga movies are here, including Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine, Kylo Ren, the Imperial Guard, and stormtroopers. You can also find stickers of criminals and bounty hunters such as Jabba the Hutt, Boba Fett, and IG-11; iconic vehicles like TIE fighters, AT-ATs, and Imperial Destroyers; as well as the Empire's ultimate weapon, the Death Star. Use the stickers to decorate anything from notebooks to laptops; embellish crafts, scrapbooks, wrapping paper, and stationery; or combine them to create your own collages or scenes. The reverse side of each sticker page showcases the art, so even after the stickers are used, you still have a keepsake book that can be enjoyed again and again.
The iconic struggle between good and evil in Return of the Jedi is thrillingly retold by New York Times bestseller Tom Angleberger. 'It's the Star Wars story with everything: Jabba, Boba, Wicket, Rebo, Salacious Crumb, Nien Numb, "It's a trap", Luke doing a flip and catching his lightsaber, speeder bikes, Yoda, Ghost Yoda, the Rancor, The Falcon, Wedge, Lando, Luke, Han, Chewie, C-3PO, R2 ... But there's also a second Death Star, the Emperor's hideous evil smile, and Luke's final confrontation with Darth Vader! It's a lot, but is it too much? Of course not! You and I, we LOVE Star Wars. So open this book and hang on. We're about to make the jump to lightspeed!' Look out for the other books in the trilogy: Star Wars: The Princess, the Scoundrel and the Farm Boy (A New Hope) - 9781405294706 Star Wars: So You Want to Be a Jedi? (The Empire Strikes Back) - 9781405294713
The "Star Wars" series contains, for some, a philosophical basis. "The Tao of Star Wars" uses the motifs from the "Star Wars" series to explain the basic tenets of Taoism. Although some of these concepts are relatively familiar, such as acceptance, patience and simplicity, their nuances as they apply to Taoism are invigorated utilizing the "Star Wars" motifs The Tao Te Ching, after the Bible, is the most translated book in the world. Its reputed author, Lao Tzu, lived about 2600 years ago. Faced with a corrupt, competitive, egocentric society, which had lost its way (sound familiar), he left society riding upon an ox. He felt that society had lost the Tao and that was the cause of the decline of the civilization. Humans have always had an insatiable hunger for spiritual guidance and recently westerners have had a rekindled interest in the Tao. Perhaps it is because we see the same problems today that Lao Tzu saw in his day.
Reinforces key reading and writing skills, including prepositional phrases, dialogue, recognizing fragments and run-on sentences, reading comprehension, and more.
