Dinotopia: Journey To Chandara
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- Author：James Gurney
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Summary
Professor Denison， the intrepid 19th-century explorer， is back！ Some time ago， the professor discovered a lost island where humans and dinosaurs dwell in harmony。 Now the professor and Bix， his dinosaur companion， have been summoned to the forbidden empire of Chandara。 But when they lose their invitation from the emperor， the adventurers must cross the border penniless and in disguise。 A vivid narrative， accompanied by enchanting illustrations， traces their journey and its spectacular sights: a village composed of three ships propped up on end， a 50-foot-tall Brachiosaurus outfitted for firefighting， an Allosaurus tending its hatchlings， and other memorable scenes。
A stand-alone sequel to the first two Dinotopia books， Journey to Chandara offers the perfect introduction to James Gurney's fantasy world for readers of all ages。 Filled with magnificent full-color paintings， cutaway views， and mechanical diagrams， this newly expanded deluxe edition includes a behind-the-scenes featurette filled with rare insights from the author/illustrator。
A stand-alone sequel to the first two Dinotopia books， Journey to Chandara offers the perfect introduction to James Gurney's fantasy world for readers of all ages。 Filled with magnificent full-color paintings， cutaway views， and mechanical diagrams， this newly expanded deluxe edition includes a behind-the-scenes featurette filled with rare insights from the author/illustrator。
Reviews
Mariposa Aristeo
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What can I say， it’s a book filled with beautiful dinosaur illustrations and epic worldbuilding。 What’s not to love？
Xavier University Library
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This very well might be my favorite of the trilogy。 Best combination between art， story-telling quality，and overall vibe。 Great reread every year！
Katy Lovejoy
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I'm not really a dinosaur person but the format was kinda cool I'm not really a dinosaur person but the format was kinda cool 。。。more
Megan
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As always， fantastic pictures and creative world building but weak on story。
Drew
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This book was my first return to the world of Dinotopia since discovering a copy of the first book at my hometown library in the late 90s。 As a kid then （teenager， whatever）， I fell in love with this idea， and the creativity and detail in the illustrations were unlike anything I’d seen before that。 This book brought back that feeling， but now as an adult， there is so much more to appreciate。 This book， which details a trip to a previously closed-off section of Dinotopia， checks off several nerdy This book was my first return to the world of Dinotopia since discovering a copy of the first book at my hometown library in the late 90s。 As a kid then （teenager， whatever）， I fell in love with this idea， and the creativity and detail in the illustrations were unlike anything I’d seen before that。 This book brought back that feeling， but now as an adult， there is so much more to appreciate。 This book， which details a trip to a previously closed-off section of Dinotopia， checks off several nerdy and niche loves of mine: expeditions to unknown places， fantastical architecture， dinosaurs， and portraiture & urban artwork in traditional media。 There’s even a brief part of the book where these elements are mixed with Egyptian design， and I really wanted a lot more of that， since that’s another niche obsession of mine。 I read this cover to cover in one sitting， even though I tried to stop myself from doing so。 I loved it， and I want to go back and read as many of these as possible。 The writing is good， but doesn’t add much to the real star of the show: the world-building。 I’m 100% ok with that， and as I went through this， I saw the artist’s love for these things as well （architecture， culture， dinosaurs， etc）。 This really is a unique book and this universe deserves a modern show or movie。 It’s world is so utopian and positive， and along with being so unique， creative， and culturally diverse， it’s something that should do well。 。。。more
David Mann
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This， along with the first and second installment in the series is entirely extraordinary。 The artwork; the epic narrative; the scientific authenticity underpinning it all; truly there are no books of this kind by any other author。 Gurney is in a class of his own。The narrative is a tad meandering -to date I couldn’t really explain what happened-， but the journey felt like the destination。 Just immerse yourself in the book and enjoy it！
Matt
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Probably the worst of the three Dinotopia books in my opinion。 The emphasis is much more on the journey and less on Chandara。 The drawings and world are still fantastic， but I continue to wish for a little more depth into the characters and the world。 But maybe I want a book Dinotopia was never going to be。
Paige
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More forward motion than the original Dinotopia。 Some delightful ideas， like Utahraptor barbers， a giant sloth that is basically Santa for one remote village， etc。 I don't travel much but I would sure go to Dinotopia。 More forward motion than the original Dinotopia。 Some delightful ideas， like Utahraptor barbers， a giant sloth that is basically Santa for one remote village， etc。 I don't travel much but I would sure go to Dinotopia。 。。。more
Jenny GB
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I liked the return to the travelogue style with this latest in the series。 Arthur and Bix travel to Chandara after receiving an invitation to visit the secretive kingdom。 They have adventures， as usual， visiting exotic places and meeting interesting people。 Gurney's illustrations are fantastic as they always are。 The wonderful things he paints are really the best part of any of his books。 I liked the return to the travelogue style with this latest in the series。 Arthur and Bix travel to Chandara after receiving an invitation to visit the secretive kingdom。 They have adventures， as usual， visiting exotic places and meeting interesting people。 Gurney's illustrations are fantastic as they always are。 The wonderful things he paints are really the best part of any of his books。 。。。more
Jonathan
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All 3 of these books are filled with incredible illustrations， imaginative lands and societies。 The language used is definitely 10+ even though Blake has enjoyed all of these stories and there is more here to return to in years ahead。
Dakota Morgan
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The tremendous series continues with perhaps its best adventure yet。 Arthur Denison and Bix are invited to meet the king in the mysterious， insular city of Chandara， so they trek across Dinotopia to do so。 That's it。 That's the plot。 Journey to Chandara is a wildly gorgeous travelogue that wonderfully expands the Dinotopian world。 The tremendous series continues with perhaps its best adventure yet。 Arthur Denison and Bix are invited to meet the king in the mysterious， insular city of Chandara， so they trek across Dinotopia to do so。 That's it。 That's the plot。 Journey to Chandara is a wildly gorgeous travelogue that wonderfully expands the Dinotopian world。 。。。more
Christina Jackson
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The world that James Gurney has created is extraordinarily detailed and beautiful！ I admit that I mostly enchanted by the illustrations of dinosaurs and the society people have established to work with them in peace。 This would be an independent read for an upper elementary to high school student。 The reader has to be very engaged with this book to keep track of the vocabulary and characters that are introduced。
Thomas FILBEY
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It's beautifully book about dinosaurs， living with humans， in a civilised society！ What more could you ask for？ It's beautifully book about dinosaurs， living with humans， in a civilised society！ What more could you ask for？ 。。。more
Kirsten
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A beautiful work in every way！ The writing， the characters， the art， and the imaginative world make for the perfect combination。 Everything is so thoroughly thought-out， and you find yourself fully immersed in the world。 The accompanying artwork is stunning， and worth hanging on any wall in tis own right。
Nicolas Pratt
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Great story， beautiful photos。
Haley
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DINOSAURS！
Linda in Utopia
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Most epic and wonderful picture book ever！ The new edition is great， with lots of background information about Gurney's work in progress。 All the effort that man puts into one image。。。 just incredible。 Great book for everyone who loves Dinosaurs！ Most epic and wonderful picture book ever！ The new edition is great， with lots of background information about Gurney's work in progress。 All the effort that man puts into one image。。。 just incredible。 Great book for everyone who loves Dinosaurs！ 。。。more
Alec Longstreth
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With this fourth installment， the series is redeemed！ I'm going to get rid of my copy of "First Flight" and treat Dinotopia， The World Beneath and Journey to Chandara as an unblemished trilogy。 Once again I was floored by Gurney's beautiful illustrations， and the world building that he did in the first two books remains intact here。 So many wonderful drawings， maps， diagrams and characters to enjoy。 With this fourth installment， the series is redeemed！ I'm going to get rid of my copy of "First Flight" and treat Dinotopia， The World Beneath and Journey to Chandara as an unblemished trilogy。 Once again I was floored by Gurney's beautiful illustrations， and the world building that he did in the first two books remains intact here。 So many wonderful drawings， maps， diagrams and characters to enjoy。 。。。more
Rykon
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Отличная детская книга， иллюстрации выше всяких похвал。 Но русский перевод так себе， переврали названия почти всех динозавров。
Davis
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Fails to capture any originality of the original Dinotopia。 The paintings are still gorgeous， of course， but the narrative is rote and the creativity behind the world-building is all but absent here。 A few new locations and cultures provide nothing more than a new paint job。 Are there only stories involving skybax and Crabbe in Dinotopia？
Aaron Ashton
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It's incredible the imagination that the author has to bring to life a world where humans and dinosaurs coexist and to depict such a world in the illustrations。 Great books！ It's incredible the imagination that the author has to bring to life a world where humans and dinosaurs coexist and to depict such a world in the illustrations。 Great books！ 。。。more
Nick Frost
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Stranger In A Strange Land meets Dinotopia。 Set in Arabia。Read for the first time as an adult。 I liked it。
Susan
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When I found out about this third installment to the main Dinotopia line-up， I was very excited。 I love the first two books and was sure I would love this one as well。 Unfortunately， I was very disappointed。 I'm not sure what happened to the author between writing this book and the other two， but it felt as if Dinotopia was a very different place than I remember。 It was steeped in politics that had no place before。 The illustrations are as wonderful as always， but I was not impressed with the st When I found out about this third installment to the main Dinotopia line-up， I was very excited。 I love the first two books and was sure I would love this one as well。 Unfortunately， I was very disappointed。 I'm not sure what happened to the author between writing this book and the other two， but it felt as if Dinotopia was a very different place than I remember。 It was steeped in politics that had no place before。 The illustrations are as wonderful as always， but I was not impressed with the story。 。。。more
Raygina
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I have loved Dinotopia since they came out。 Being fascinated with dinosaurs from a young age， these books still make me happy。 The artwork and descriptions of the lifestyles and languages are beautiful and fascinating。
Andrés
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So gonna miss Dinotopia！ （Dec-16） reading to unborn son。----30-oct-2020One of my favorite books of all time。。。 rediscovered through unexpected circumstances （a calendar at gandhi Satélite in 2008）。 World-building for this one surpasses even the original。 It's pure adventure， travel and escapism。 Breathe deep， seek peace。 So gonna miss Dinotopia！ （Dec-16） reading to unborn son。----30-oct-2020One of my favorite books of all time。。。 rediscovered through unexpected circumstances （a calendar at gandhi Satélite in 2008）。 World-building for this one surpasses even the original。 It's pure adventure， travel and escapism。 Breathe deep， seek peace。 。。。more
krad
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Books like these are always so difficult to review - on one hand， without childhood nostalgia， the story itself shows 。。。 age， to put it mildly; awkward pacing， cardboard character arcs， etc。 On the other hand - gosh dang is that art as breathtaking as it's ever been with the lighting， the constant ability to hint at worlds beyond， at "dissecting" marvelous worldbuilding for us to see。。。。 Gurney is a master of the arts who clearly delights in sharing his imagination with us - kind， earnest， with Books like these are always so difficult to review - on one hand， without childhood nostalgia， the story itself shows 。。。 age， to put it mildly; awkward pacing， cardboard character arcs， etc。 On the other hand - gosh dang is that art as breathtaking as it's ever been with the lighting， the constant ability to hint at worlds beyond， at "dissecting" marvelous worldbuilding for us to see。。。。 Gurney is a master of the arts who clearly delights in sharing his imagination with us - kind， earnest， with a genuine curiosity that goes a long way。 The fact that he's come back for the fourth time to show us more， with all the time and sweat spent on the artworks - I have a hard time critiquing that。 。。。more
Csenge
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After First Flight， I was worried that this book would not live up to the first two - but it did， and all is well again。 Gurney returns to everything I loved about the first book: It is once again written as a travel journal， and instead of an action-packed story we get an amazing journey through an imaginary world。 There are incredibly creative details of everyday life， multiple settings born from the mixing of cultures and natural backgrounds， and， obviously， gorgeous illustrations。 I especial After First Flight， I was worried that this book would not live up to the first two - but it did， and all is well again。 Gurney returns to everything I loved about the first book: It is once again written as a travel journal， and instead of an action-packed story we get an amazing journey through an imaginary world。 There are incredibly creative details of everyday life， multiple settings born from the mixing of cultures and natural backgrounds， and， obviously， gorgeous illustrations。 I especially loved how many sketches we got of various cities， towns， villages， and buildings， that all had their flavor and their detailed inner workings。 I have always had a soft spot for explorers' journals， and this book has everything I could wish for from the genre。 Plus dinosaurs。 This is Gurney at his best。 。。。more
Zachary Peck
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The art is really beautiful and imaginative。 Was a bit uneven。 Some boring ideas explored too much， other interesting ideas too little。 Still， it is a fun world， and a good series （what I've read）。 The art is really beautiful and imaginative。 Was a bit uneven。 Some boring ideas explored too much， other interesting ideas too little。 Still， it is a fun world， and a good series （what I've read）。 。。。more
Ian
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Wonderful wonderful wonderful。
papasteve
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