King Kong (Step-Up Adventures)

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King Kong
The 1983 printing
The 1988 printing
Author(s) Judith Conway
Illustrated by Michael Berenstain (1983)
Glenn Dean (1988 cover)
Paul Van Munching (1988 text illustration)
Publisher Random House
Publish date 1983
1988 (reprint)
Genre Illustrated junior novelization
ISBN ISBN-10: 0394897897

King Kong is an adaptation of Delos W. Lovelace's 1932 novelization King Kong, for young readers by Judith Conway, featuring illustrations by Michael Berenstain that was originally published by Random House in 1983 as seventh entry in their "Step-Up Adventures" line of chapter books for children who had surpassed the level of their "I Can Read" titles, and focused on . It was re-released in 1988 as part of the "Step-Up Classic Chillers" line with a new cover illustration by Glenn Dean, and internal illustrations accompanying the text by Paul Van Munching. In this edition, all reference to Berenstain and his work has been removed. It was created with authorization from the estate of Merian C. Cooper.

Description

He's huge. He's hairy. He's horrifying. He holds a beautiful woman captive in his hand. He's none other than KING KONG!

Plot

On a snowy evening in New York City, Carl Denham, the "craziest movie man in Hollywood" searches frantically for a leading actress for his latest and most ambitious picture before the insurance company arrives at the docks to ask him about the large supply of gas bombs aboard.

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References

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