The World of the Hunger Games
This is the definitive, full-color guide to Panem. Gorgeous photographs from the movie make this a rich visual dictionary for the incredible world that Suzanne Collins created and that has come to life on the big screen. It showcases the major players and participants in The Hunger Games, the...
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This is the definitive, full-color guide to Panem. Gorgeous photographs from the movie make this a rich visual dictionary for the incredible world that Suzanne Collins created and that has come to life on the big screen. It showcases the major players and participants in The Hunger Games, the life and home of Katniss Everdeen, and the perils of the Games themselves — injuries, fire, muttations, and all the rest. A glossary and new quotes from Suzanne Collins herself complete the package. Fans of both the Hunger Games novels and the stunning forthcoming film will treasure this book.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780545425124 (0545425123)
ASIN: 545425123
Publish date: March 23rd 2012
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Adventure,
Teen,
Science Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Culture,
Film,
Contemporary,
Dystopia
Series: The Hunger Games Companions
I read this book hoping for some good background info, but almost all of it is straight from the trilogy. Best bit: Suzanne Collins explaining Alpha mutts. Mutts are weapons (like tracker jackers and monkeys in CF). Alpha mutts are designed to psychologically terrorize people. Each one preys on a ...
A good book for those who loved the movie and want either screenshots from the film, or a more detailed analysis of the movie without reading the original books. Mostly pictures, very few words.
The text is either direct quotes or paraphrases from the three books in the trilogy, arranged by topic. So anyone who's read the books will find nothing of interest beyond pictures from the first movie. For those who haven't yet read all the books, or who haven't read even the first, this should be ...