This is book number 1 in the Amulet series.
The first book in Kazu Kibuishi's #1 New York Times bestselling series that features a beautiful but dangerous world of new friends, giant robots, and shadowy enemies!
After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her deceased great-grandfather. The strange house proves to be dangerous. Before long, a tentacled creature lures the kids' mom through a door in the basement. Em and Navin, desperate not to lose her, follow her into a fantastical world inhabited by robots, mysterious plants, and talking animals. It's up to Em and Navin to figure out how to set things right and save their mother's life!
Praise for Amulet:
#1 New York Times Bestselling Series
"Five -- no, three pages into Amulet and you'll be hooked." -- Jeff Smith, creator of BONE
"[The] action-packed adventure sequences move at an exciting clip." -- Booklist
"A richly drawn graphic-fantasy series following in the footsteps of BONE and a must for all fantasy fans." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Stellar artwork, imaginative character design, moody color and consistent pacing." -- Publishers Weekly
New York Times Bestseller
"Five-no, three pages into Amulet and you'll be hooked." - Jeff Smith, creator of BONE
"[The] action-packed adventure sequences move at an exciting clip . . . Part fantasy . . . and part manga, this volume has much to appeal to readers." - Booklist
"A richly drawn graphic-fantasy series following in the footsteps of BONE and a must for all fantasy fans." - Kirkus Reviews
"Stellar artwork, imaginative character design, moody color and consistent pacing." - PW Comics Week
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New Hope for American Art is the most comprehensive book ever published on artists from, and surrounding, the New Hope Art Colony (also known as the Pennsylvania Impressionists). This book, with its 612 pages and over 1,000 color plates of artwork include biographies of 165 individual Pennsylvania Impressionists and New Hope Modernists as well as artists from the Philadelphia Ten, a pioneering group of women all educated at Philadelphia art schools.
In this book, you'll find biographies and artwork from such artists as:
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New Hope for American Art was authored, designed and published by James M. Alterman, an expert in the field of Pennsylvania Impressionist and Modernist painting. A longtime collector and owner of two fine art galleries, Alterman wanted to create a user-friendly book intended not only to educate collectors and enthusiasts about this art but to help train one's eye. The book offers valuable tips on how to avoid common mistakes often experienced by new collectors drawn from the author's personal experiences as a collector and fine art dealer.