{"product_id":"dinotopia-journey-to-chandara-9781449479848","title":"Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore there was Jurassic Park  there was a fantastical world where humans and dinosaurs lived together in peace. Revisit this magical land in Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara.  Before there was Jurassic Park  there was a fantastical world where humans and dinosaurs lived together in peace. Revisit this magical land in Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara.  After many years of searching  artist James Gurney discovered in a used bookstore a never-before-seen journal by the nineteenth-century explorer Arthur Denison. Denisons previous travel accounts  published as Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time and Dinotopia: The World Beneath  introduced a lost island where dinosaurs and humans live together in peaceful interdependence.  Now Professor Denison and his saurian companion  Bix  set out on a perilous journey to the forbidden empire of Chandara. When their personal invitation from the emperor goes missing  they are forced to cross the border penniless and in disguise. Every step of the way  Denison documents in exquisite detail the creatures  characters  and architecture he encounters: a village composed of three ships propped by on end  a fifty-foot-tall Brachiosaurus outfitted for fire fighting  an Allosaurus tending its hatchlings  young pilots air jousting on giant Pterosaurs  and much more.  The land of Dinotopia is conjured by a brief  but vivid narrative and a beguiling variety of visuals  including maps  cutaway views  and mechanical diagrams. The lives of the humans are intertwined with those of the dinosaurs and ancient mammals  all of which are actual species portrayed according to the latest scientific research. By turns whimsical  dramatic  and philosophical  the journal radiates a life-affirming vision that will cast a new light on the overlooked wonders of our own world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67956355137589,"sku":"ByrdShop_1449479847","price":49.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781449479848.jpg?v=1794458087","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/dinotopia-journey-to-chandara-9781449479848","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}