World Of Reading Star Wars Forces Of Destiny Meet The Heroes

Get to know some of the heroes of the Star Wars universe: Rey, Leia, Jyn, Padmé, Sabine, Ahsoka, and Hera!

Star Wars defined popular, big-screen science fiction. Still, what many viewers best recall is assertive, hilarious Leia, the diminutive princess with a giant blaster who had to save them all. As the 1977 film arrived, women were marching for equality and demanding equal pay, with few onscreen role models. Leia echoed their struggle and showed them what they could be. Two more films joined in, though by the early eighties, post-feminism was pushing back and shoving the tough heroine into her pornographic gold bikini. After a sixteen-year gap, the prequels catered to a far different audience. Queen Amidala’s decoy power originates in how dominated she is by her massive royal gowns. This obsession with fashion but also costuming as a girly superpower fits well with the heroines of the time. The third wavers filled the screens with glamorous, mighty girls – strong but not too strong, like the idealistic teen Ahsoka of Clone Wars. However, space colonialism, abusive romance, and sacrifice left these characters a work in progress. Finally, the sequel era has introduced many more women to fill the galaxy: Rey, Jyn, Rose, Maz, Qi’ra, Val, L3-37, Captain Phasma, Admiral Holdo, and of course General Leia. Making women the central warriors and leaders while keeping them powerful and nonsexualized emphasizes that they can share in the franchise instead of supporting male Jedi. There’s also more diversity, though it’s still imperfect. Hera and Sabine on the spinoff cartoon Rebels and the many girls in the new franchise Forces of Destiny round out the era, along with toys, picture books, and other hallmarks of a new, more feminist fourth wave for the franchise.

The This is line of World of Reading early readers is designed to offer reluctant readers books they will want to read by featuring the origin stories of characters they love. Young fans and reluctant readers can get to know the most iconic Jedi from the Star Wars Saga in this five-story bind-up of level 1 readers. Featuring a vibrant illustration style from the celebrated Galaxy of Adventures animation short (with over 3 million views on the Star Wars Kids YouTube channel), this bind-up includes five stories about Luke, Rey, Yoda, Obi-Wan, and Anakin. Padawans learning to read will love this introductory approach to the Force. Complete your World of Reading collection with these leveled readers packed with action and adventure: World of Reading Star Wars: This is Luke (Level 1) World of Reading Star Wars: The Fight in the Forest (Level 2) Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: First Order Villains (Level 2) Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Leader Named Leia (Level 2) World of Reading Star Wars: Use the Force! (Level 2)

Meet the characters from the beloved Star Wars saga! Featuring easy-to-read text and colorful artwork, this illustrated primer with stickers is ideal for young fans learning to read.

Read along with Star Wars! Meet the characters from the beloved Star Wars saga! Featuring easy-to-read text and colorful artwork, this illustrated primer is ideal for young fans learning to read.

Get to know some of the Star Wars universe heroes: Padmé, Leia, Sabine, Ahsoka, Hera, Jyn, and Rey. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.

Read along with Star Wars! Meet Rey, Finn, Poe and the rest of heroes of the Resistance who are fighting to save the save the galaxy from the evil First Order.

Get your child hooked on reading as they meet the Jedi Heroes! Designed to engage even the most reluctant reader, this action-packed Star Wars Reader is all about your child's favourite characters. Filled with pictures of Star Wars Clone Wars characters, it's an out-of-this-world read. And don't forget, there's a galaxy-full of DK Star Wars books to collect.