DK Readers Pre-Level 1: Star Wars: Blast Off!

DK Readers team up with Star Wars and Star Wars: The Clone Wars yet again to get Padawans excited to read! Perfect for reluctant readers as well as devoted Star Wars and Star Wars: The Clone Wars fans, DK's Star Wars Readers have sold over 2.5 million units!

Beginning readers will take the ride of a lifetime as they meet some of the amazing characters and creatures of Star Wars in Blast Off!

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Customer Reviews:

a fun look at the main characters

By The Delite Rancher - November 27, 2010

"Blast Off!" is a youngling's encyclopedia of Star Wars characters. Each spread introduces a character with one to three descriptive sentences. The beautiful illustrations are typically a blend of studio stills and scenes from the films. The movie shots are drawn from the entire saga, sometimes combining original trilogy and prequel imagery. Most of the characters are the good guys including Han Solo, Princess Leia, Yoda, Padmé Amidala and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Curiously, Anakin is introduced as a separate character from the one included villain, Darth Vader. The final page features a composite of all characters and an invitation for the reader to select a favorite. The self-described level one book actually includes a table of contents and a glossary. Almost as good as a ride on the Millennium Falcon, this thirty-two page book is a fun way for young readers to "Blast Off!" into the Star Wars universe.

Not Pre-reader level

By esndk - January 7, 2012

I bought this book because my 5 year old son is into star wards and thought this may catch his attention but this book is not for a pre-reader or even a level 1 reader. there are too many complex names and words that are too advanced for what should be in this book. Go with another book.

Good, but perhaps not for very early readers

By Kurt A. Johnson - August 13, 2012

This book is a DK Readers book of reading pre-level 1, which is to say children that are just learning to read. The book has short, bite-sized text, and large, colorful pictures. The pictures are of various Star Wars characters, covering Anakin, R2-D2, C-3PO, Padme, Obi-Wan, Yoda, Jar Jar Binks, Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca and Darth Vader.

Now, my young reader liked this book, though I must admit that she is beyond the "just learning to read" stage. As the book contains words like "droid," "blaster" and "Jedi," I am not certain that it is for very early readers at all. I would suggest it for more like level 1 - beginning to read, earlier readers will probably need to much help.

But, that said, if you have a young Star Wars fan, they will no doubt love this book. I give it a somewhat guarded recommendation.