Who Is George Lucas?
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 2014 · Est. 1 hour read

Who Is George Lucas?

By Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ, Ted Hammond (Illustrator)

Part of the Who Was . . . ? series

Explore the visionary journey of the filmmaker who changed cinema forever.

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112 pages· 7,786 words· Est. 1 hour read
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From a childhood love of comics and cars to revolutionizing cinema, George Lucas's journey is legendary. Discover how he built an empire with Star Wars and Indiana Jones, transforming special effects and storytelling. What drives the man behind these iconic adventures? Uncover the secrets of his success and the innovations that reshaped Hollywood.

From the publisher

As a child his passions were comics and cars, but George Lucas grew up to be one of the most successful filmmakers of all time. He is a producer, screenwriter, director and entrepreneur whose company Lucasfilms pioneered the movie effects that changed the world of animation. He founded Industrial Light and Magic, which transformed special sound and visual effects throughout the Hollywood film industry. He is best known, of course, as the creator of the Star Wars movie, television, gaming, toy and merchandise empire, as well as the archeologist-adventure series Indiana Jones. Discover the man behind the magic in Who Is George Lucas?

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
112
Words
7,786
Reading age
8–11
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
930L
Themes & topics
Books about AmericaBooks about movies and cinemaBooks about performing artsBooks about 21st centuryBooks about 1950 - 1999
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~6.1
F&P level
~V
Publication
Published
May 1, 2014
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780448479477

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