Endorsements for Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara

Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara

"In an intriguing combination of art, science and imagination, Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara is a fascinating story, handsomely presented in a series of original paintings that can each stand alone as works of art. Through them, Gurney joins the company of America's noted illustrators such as Howard Pyle (who also wrote and illustrated many of his own stories), Maxfield Parrish, and N.C. Wyeth." —Walt Reed, author of The Illustrator in America, 1860—2000.

"Science can only go part way in showing how extinct animals behaved and looked. It takes imagination to really make them come alive, and there is none more fertile than that of James Gurney. Combined with artistic skill and fine storytelling, this all leads to an imaginary world where the prehistoric is in the future, and the bones which I excavate are brought to life in a remarkable parallel world. And there are lots of brand new dinosaurs, and feathered and social dinosaurs as well. In Journey to Chandara, Mr. Gurney aptly weaves science, art and imagination into a beautiful book certain to become a classic." —Dr. Mark A. Norell, Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History

"I thought the first two books in the Dinotopia series could not be topped, but I was proved wrong. Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara takes the adventure to a whole new level and new dimensions. The technique of light and detail is so stunning that I would find myself going back to look at the paintings again and again to see if I had missed something, and invariably I had. The human faces and costumes are wonderfully observed, and the animals, well, they are just so real. I expected them to move." —Ray Harryhausen

"Gurney draws the reader/looker/adventurer ever further into a surfeit of imaginative mysteries illuminating the sumptuous crypto-realm of Dinotopia: here is a treasure to be read and reread over a lifetime."
—John Stilgoe, Harvard University

"Gurney's meticulous draftsmanship and delicate sense of color combine to create a powerful vision of a full and complete world." —John A. Parks, American Artist

"A stunning achievement. I am ready to relocate to Dinotopia — especially if they are hiring paleontologists at their museum." —M.K. Brett-Surman Ph.D., National Museum of Natural History

"Jim Gurney's latest in a series of stunning masterworks, Journey to Chandara, is a visual feast of magnificent imaginative pictures. He has created another seamless weave of flawless drawing and gorgeous painterly color. Displaying late 19th Century art disciplines combined with a sensually elevated sense of wonder, Jim's work continues to move upward from plateau to artistic plateau. Lucky us — we are all the beneficiaries of his hard and inspiring work!" —William Stout

"With lush settings reminiscent of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, colorful characters cast from Norman Rockwell, and vivacious dinosaurs conjured from the spirit of Charles Knight, Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara is a window into this modern master's mind. Children and adults alike will enjoy exploring this rich world of Jurassic proportions." —Tony DiTerlizzi, Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide

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