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Yellow Submarine - by The Beatles (Hardcover)

Yellow Submarine - by  The Beatles (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Hailed as an avant-garde amalgam of pop art, Beatles music, and highly innovative animation, "Yellow Submarine" celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2018. The film's dazzling images--and its lighthearted, witty tale--are showcased in this glorious picture book. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Fifty years ago, The Beatles set off on a magical adventure -- and this psychedelic anniversary edition let fans of all ages join the iconic journey.</b><br><b><br></b>It was fifty years ago today! Some 80,000 leagues beneath the sea, a colorful land of music and laughter existed called Pepperland -- a place where Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts' Club Band was always playing your song. That is, until the Blue Meanies burst onto the scene and chased all the magical music away. . . . So began the classic 1968 film <i>Yellow Submarine, </i>inspired by the eponymous song. With a refreshed midi hardcover and a cut-paper, accordion-fold gift edition marking half a century since the tale first dazzled audiences, nostalgic Beatles fans and excited youngsters alike will be clamoring for a ticket to ride.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>The delirious color and the shape-shifting figures offer delight on every page. Love IS all you need.<br>--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) <p/>The text has some of the wonderful puns from the movie.<br>--School Library Journal <p/>Adults of a certain age will surely find it hard to take this walk down memory lane without hearing an internal soundtrack.<br>--The Horn Book <p/>The artwork is appropriately bright and psychedelic, the dialogue replete with puns and wordplay. The kids will love it, and so will their baby-boomer grandparents.<br>--Orlando Sentinel <p/>I have been reading YELLOW SUBMARINE to my kids for several weeks since its publication, and they are hypnotized. . . . The story is simple and brilliant.<br>--Entertainment Today<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Inspired by the song "Yellow Submarine" from the Beatles' Revolver album, the film YELLOW SUBMARINE was released in 1968 and was quickly hailed as a visionary masterpiece. This extraordinary collaboration of talent -- Heinz Edelmann's art wedded with Beatles music -- was brought to life in celluloid with groundbreaking animation techniques. More than thirty-five years later, the film continues to beguile adults and children alike.

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