Ladybird Atlantis books

 

  • Ladybird Atlantis books

    Posted by Huw, 23 Apr 2010 15:17. Filed under Book review.

    Ladybird Atlantis book

    I've received my copies of these books from Amazon so I thought I'd do a short review. It's short because, to be honest, there isn't much to say about them.

    The are produced by Ameet, a Polish publisher of childrens' books, which explains why these have been published in English and Polish and why there were available in Poland a few months ago. In the UK they are published by Ladybird.

    Ladybird Atlantis book

    Anyway, they are roughly A4 size, 32 pages, and full colour throughout. They are filled with activities and facts about underwater creatures or submarines, and games and puzzles for small children. All the illustrations are renders or photos of official Atlantis models and figures. In fact they have the feel of a glorified sales brochure. If you're over about 6 there's no reason to buy these for the books. But you might buy them for the figures, particularly as they are so cheap.

    Ladybird Atlantis bookLadybird Atlantis bookOne book comes with the Shark Warrior and the other with the Squid Warrior. They are packed in small plastic cases and attached to the front of the cover. You get the figures out by remvoing the coloured plastic insert from the clear plastic cover. Unfortunately once you've done so, the clear cover is still attached to the book's cover and as a result it won't lay flat or fit in your bookcase nicely.

    However there is some good news. The figures do not appear to be cleap Chinese versions and seem to be identical to those found in the sets. Their arms and hands do not have a mould number, which are usually found on Chinese figures.

    In summary then, don't bother buying these for the book but if you need underwater warriors for your 'army', these are a relatively cheap way to get them, particularly the squid who only comes in an expensive set. You can see the prices and order them from the links below: 


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Posted by Sky-guardian in United States, 23 Apr 2010 18:06

Those spears look sweet!

Posted by Tommyo3000 in United States, 23 Apr 2010 18:43

Yah I need to get a trident because I've decided to make some greek gods. :-)

Posted by Zacherano in United States, 23 Apr 2010 22:43

These look really cool but I am unsure if I want one of these with the U.S. price and shipping if I only want the figure. It would probably be cheaper on eBay or Bricklink. :-)

Posted by Legolijntje in Netherlands, 24 Apr 2010 02:31

I have this book in another language: Netherlands.

Posted by jonbuddy in United States, 24 Apr 2010 10:44

I used to have lego books for little kids when I was, well, little.

They were stories about a criminal hiding out in a scoop or divers. Some of you might remember them. Wish I could find them, they were fun to read. :)

Posted by ARC170Dinofighter in Canada, 24 Apr 2010 13:36

As I've said before, I'll only get the squid one and only for the squid.

Posted by jonbuddy in United States, 24 Apr 2010 13:52

@Tommyo3000, Wild guess, but, would you be doing Poseidon? :P

Posted by refriedbeans in United States, 24 Apr 2010 13:53

hey Huw can these be purchased from the US Amazon website or any other US store?

Posted by Zacherano in United States, 24 Apr 2010 18:24

@refried beans I think they are on a previously linked site, but they are slightly more expensive. Here is the link below. I received it from someone in an earlier comment. It says free shipping, but I am unsure whether to trust it or not. There might be some kind of added cost to compensate since this is such a small item.

http://www.bookdepository.com/book/9781409306269/Lego-Atlantis-The-Menace-from-the-Deep-Activity-Book

Posted by Tommyo3000 in United States, 25 Apr 2010 13:41

@jonbuddy lol yep its pretty obvious I guess! :-)

Posted by DrathMaul1997 in United Kingdom, 27 Apr 2010 08:25

Nice. £2 for those mini figs isn't bad

Nice review as well

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