DK Readers L3: Star Wars: Star Pilot

by Laura Buller

Book Overview

DK Reader Level 3: Star Wars(R) Star Pilot features a lively, fact-packed narrative about the spaceships and vehicles of Star Wars. What is the biggest spaceship? What is a Jedi starfighter? This... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 075661161X
• ISBN13: 9780756611613
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4

Customer Reviews

Son enjoys it

My 7 year old son really enjoys this book and last year gave it to a 6 year old for his birthday present. If your kids like star wars they'll like this book

Informational

We learned things that we didn't know about the different ships. Not a great story book, but it does tell things about each type of ship.

Loved it!

Bought for a 7 year old boy. LOVED it--definitely a level 3 of the DK book series--many more words than the level 2. But wonderfully done--as all of their books are.

Flying Through the Galaxy.

STAR PILOTS is actually an inaccurate title for this young readers Star Wars book. The book really doesn't have much to say about pilots, but is all about space craft flown in the Star Wars universe. While there are a few non-space vehicles described, e.g. podracers, most of the book is dedicated to famous Star Wars vehicles. X-Wings, TIE Fighters, the Millenium Falcon, the Executor, Slave 1, and the Invisible Hand are all mentioned as well as escape pods and Republican gunships. The book is filled with pictures from the movies, which makes it attractive for young readers. Though this is a level 3 book, many of the words seem more difficult than that too me. However, the books chronological order makes it easier to make sense of it all. Overall, this is a great book for young Star Wars fans.

a tour of the great flying vehicles

"Star Pilot" is a tour of Star Wars' great flying vehicles. The title isn't entirely accurate since the focus isn't actually on pilots, but rather the machines. Beyond this, the scope is broader than space ships alone as the book includes pod racers and republic gunships. The scope includes the entire saga, starting with the droid control ship seen in the first minute of the "Phantom Menace" and ending with the Super Star Destroyer, seen in Episode six's final battle. The chronological order makes the book comfortable to follow. While the text is large, the vocabulary is much higher than the self-described level 3. The illustrations are large, high-quality and extracted from the films. While not comprehensive by any means, "Star Pilot" is an enjoyable tour of the most important vehicles of the Star Wars saga.