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PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (THE ULTIMATE GUIDE)

written Mary-Jane Knight Designed Philip Chidlow

MSRP $12.99, 156 Pages.

Published by Disney-Hyperion.

Gods, beasts and tips for children with an immortal parent, based on Rick Riordan’s series.

It's the handbook no half-blood should be without: a fully illustrated, in-depth guide to gods, monsters, and all things Percy. This novelty companion to the best-selling series comes complete with trading cards, full-color diagrams, and maps, all packaged in a handy, "manual-size" POB with a crisp, magnetic flap enclosure.

 


Customer Reviews

Percy Jackson Companion Book

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This is a very helpful book if you have no idea about the Greek gods and other things associated with these books.


A bit disappointing...

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I have to admit that I'm not a crazy Percy Jackson fan. Still, I read all the books, saw and liked the movie and was searching for some additional related material to enjoy.

The description of this Ultimate guide looked interesting. However, it turned out to be a disappointment - the book is really short and contain almost no new information - just a summary of the character background from the novels. Actually, the most interesting thing about the book is the changing image on the cover.

Overall, I think it might interest very young fans of Percy, but not the "young adults", for whom the franchise seems to be marketed.


Getting to know Percy Jakson

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If you have a Percy Jackson and the Olympians fan in your family, this little guide will be a lot of fun. With playing cards featuring many main characters, and chapters great text that introduces them and others. A real hit with my 13 year old daughter AND her best friend. Nicely priced. I would have loved to have a playing card included for every character. I thought that was a neat inclusion.


This Makes The Percy Jackson Series Complete

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Since the Percy Jackson adventures have no illustrations, this addition to the collection by Disney really enriched these wonderfully-written books by Riordan. Great job, Disney!


My son loved it!

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My son loves this little extra to the Percy Jackson series. He has loved learning about all the Gods and has commented that they don't look like what he imagined they would look like. I think this is a great addition to the series. I am pleased that I bought this for my son.


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