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After many years of searching, artist James Gurney has discovered in a used bookstore a never-before-seen journal by the nineteenth-century explorer Arthur Denison. Denison's 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 up on end, a fifty-foot-tall Brachiosaurus outfitted for fire fighting, an Allosaurus tending its hatchlings, young pilots air jousting on giant pterosaurs, and a lot 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.

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James Gurney

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Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara Reprint

Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara
Reprinted in 2016 by Andrews McMeel Publishing
Available formats: Paperback
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Reviews

Plumfield and Paideia

Dinotopia Books & Movies
Reviewed by Sara Masarik
In Journey to Chandara, our primary characters make a journey across the entire island and visit each subculture of Dinotopia. It feels like a beautiful social studies lesson, and it is a lot of fun to see which real-life cultures Gurney used to inform each of the regions or subcultures.

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