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Cinema Stories: Avatar

The Story of Pandora
Series: Avatar
Brief Description
Relive the adventure of the James Cameron’s Avatar movies with the whole family with this deluxe, illustrated retelling featuring official concept art. This lavishly illustrated picture book, developed with official production concept art from Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water, is a great way to... Read More
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Relive the adventure of the James Cameron's Avatar movies with the whole family with this deluxe, illustrated retelling featuring official concept art.

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Relive the adventure of the James Cameron’s Avatar movies with the whole family with this deluxe, illustrated retelling featuring official concept art.

This lavishly illustrated picture book, developed with official production concept art from Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water, is a great way to relive the story of the films with the entire family. Featuring artwork from Oscar-nominated production designers Dylan Cole and Ben Proctor, this collectible storybook introduces young readers to the world of Pandora while welcoming adults back to a world they already know.

STUNNING PREQUEL: Illustrated with rarely seen concept art and featuring a clothbound cover with metallic ink, this is a deluxe, one-of-a-kind adaptation of the first and second films in the Avatar franchise.

FOR FANS OF ALL AGES: Whether readers grew up on the original film or are sharing it with a new generation, this book is a perfect addition to every Avatar fan’s shelf.

COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION: Share your favourite stories from childhood with your own kids and grandchildren with Insight Kids’ Illustrated Classics series and pop culture picture books, including artfully rendered versions of It’s a Wonderful Life, The Goonies, and Gilmore Girls: At Home in Stars Hollow.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798337401041

Publisher: Insight Editions

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 November 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Insight Editions

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 279.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 443g

Pages: 64

About the Author

Matthew K. Manning is the author of over 100 comic books and equally as many prose books. He has written for DC, Marvel, IDW, Skybound, Mad Cave, Abrams,  Scholastic, Disney, DK Publishing, Insight Editions, Capstone, Andrews/McMeel, Running Press, and several other publishers.

Some of his favorite projects include the mini-series Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, the hardcover The Batman Files, the twelve-issue comic series Marvel Action: Avengers, and his two-week stint on the Dick Tracy comic strip.

He lives in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Dorothy and his two goofball kids, Lilly and Gwen.

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