An amazing graphic novel, Bone is my favorite. You must read this. It's only 195 pages, but you'll love it. ( )

This book is really AWSOME my friends and me love it. ( )

Bone was one of the first graphic novels I have ever read. My eight year old has read the series time and time again. I thought to give it a try. The story begins with three main characters who are coming from a town Boneville and get lost. They are separated and has to fend for themselves for a bit. The story them brings them back together in a little village where a few more of the "Bone" series are introduced. The storyline is easy to follow along. The villians are scary looking creatures but are a bit humourous so that the younger readers could read this stoyr without being too scared. I really enjoyed the first and I cannot wait to see how the story turns out by reading the second in the series. ( )

Good opening but not enough action or detail. ( )

Reviewed by Horn Book (Fall 2005) and by Publishers Weekly (February 7, 2005). Both found in Follett's Titlewave.

This is the first book in a series of graphic novels about three cousins who have been run out of their hometown. Each of the cousins have a very unique personality. The cousins become separated in the wilderness and find themselves in a strange forest with interesting characters, creatures, and dragons. The book leaves the reader wanting to read the next in the series. Quick, enjoyable read. Read by Kristy, Fall '09. ( )

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School Library Journal May 2005

Since this is the first book in a series of nine the main idea of this book is to introduce the characters and setting of the Bones story. It is interesting to note that originally this was a comic book until Scholastic picked it up and developed as a book series. The text is minimal for struggling readers but the humor is geared more towards an adult. While younger students may be capable of reading this book some of the humor will be lost on them. This makes this series a perfect fit for the struggling young adult reader. The illustrations are big and bold and assist well in telling the story. ( )

This is a beautifully colorized version of the original black and white underground comic of the early nineties. In this first volume, the reader is introduced to three Bone cousins who are on the run and lost in an uncharted desert. The three are separated and the story mainly follows Fone Bone, who stumbles into an unknown gully filled with interesting characters, an escalating storyline, and captivating visuals as he continues his search for his cousins.

I had heard great things about Bone, and so I was prepared to be slightly disappointed in case it did not live up to the hype. This preparation was unnecessary because this little book turned out to be everything that people have been telling me it was.

It's a Scholastic imprint and marketed toward the 9-12 age group, but I think its appeal is much broader. Any adult who likes Harry Potter could easily come to love this series for its humor, interesting story, clever dialogue, and lovable (if slightly stereotyped) characters. It was a fairly quick and enjoyable read for me, and I only regret that I must wait to read the next volume.

This would be an excellent book to encourage reluctant young readers. (The most sensitive of parents should be aware that there are mild references/depictions of smoking, a tavern serving fine ales, gambling, and an off-page/implied co-ed bathing scene in a hot spring. It's all quite tame.)

There is a very affordable compilation of all nine Bone volumes available in black and white, but if you (or the recipient) of this comic collection appreciates art to some extent, I would recommend spending a little extra for the separate colorized volumes. I lingered over these pages longer, enjoying the landscapes and character details in top-notch digital color. The story is the same, but the experience is richer. ( )

Bone by Jeff Smith is... ( )

Summary:
Bone Volume 1: Out From Boneville is the first book of a series of nine books. In this first book we are introduced to the main characters in the story, Fone Bone, Phoncible P. 'Phoney' Bone, and Smiley Bone. After they were chased out of their hometown of Boneville, they end up in a mysterious Valley where they are separated by a sea of locusts. They will later find each other but not before meeting some new friends and encountering a few interesting creatures.

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Charming, witty, and satirical. The art and the text is simple but the combination is sophisticated. The end of this first volume is rather abrupt and the episodic nature of the original format is glaringly apparent. ( )

I like this book because it was cartoonish.
yes it is a A.R book.
It was a pritty easy. ( )

Bone truly is an all-ages graphic novel. Don't be fooled by the simplicity of the style and the small beginning. It starts out so simply, and by the end of Vol. 9 it is this huge, sweeping, epic, complex, life or death, story, but still told simply enough that a 5 year old can understand it easily. Everyone in my family loves this series from my five year old daughter to my 60 year old dad. Even my toddler likes to turn the pages and look at the pictures. I cannot recommend this series highly enough. ( )

this book as graet because it was funney and entertngning. the main character is fone bone he gets lost with his cousins and theyget spit up and thorn finds them.

At first I HATED comic books.But then I started reading Bone.Bone bone bone,that's all I could think [and talk] about.Only 2 more books to read! ( )

Fun for Adults and Kids

The art isn't mind-blowing, characters fairly uncomplicated, and storyline as basic as possible, but they knit well. As a cohesive package, it all equates to fun. It's a bit Hobbity, a little Pogo, a touch Popeye, and a wee smidge Hans Christian Grimm Brother's. A light hearted dark fairy tale. I plan to read volume two as soon as I can get it. ( )

I don't need to sell this, it is simply the best there is for school Graphics!! All library people should read this. Get all 9 volumes as they come out.
Binding sucks ...
ALL AGES ( )

After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins - Fore Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone, become separated. Eventually they each make their way into a forested valley filled with wonderful and frightening creatures.

Black and white illustrations. A light- hearted and humorous comic.

Other books by this author: Bone: The Great Cow Race ( )

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Cute story, more like a comic book than a graphic novel. Good for younger teens. ( )

The most gorgeous, entertaining, funny graphic novel (comic) I've ever read. Graphically it may be simple I admit, but there are certain flashes of brilliance. It reminds me of all the old comics back when I was a kid - Asterix, Tin Tin etc.

What I love is that as you pan through the frames you are able to see how the artist has given the characters motion. Or with a simple act of bolding (or capitalizing) words, it gives the sentence emphasis where it needs be. ( )

(From Publishers Weekly)
The nine-volume Bone graphic novel series was the toast of the comics world when it was published by Smith's own Cartoon Books beginning in the early 1990s; in this first volume of Scholastic's new edition, the original b&w art has been beautifully converted into color. Smith's epic concerns three blobby creatures who have stumbled into a valley full of monsters, magic, farmers, an exiled princess and a huge, cynical dragon. The story is something like a Chuck Jones version of The Lord of the Rings: hilarious and action-packed, but rarely losing track of its darker subtext about power and evil. This volume is the most lighthearted of the bunch, though, featuring some of the wittiest writing of any children's literature in recent memory-a few of Smith's gags are so delicious that he repeated them for the rest of the series. It also introduces the Bone cast's unforgettable supporting characters: the leathery, tough-as-nails, racing-cow-breeding Gran'ma Ben; the carnivorous but quiche-loving "rat creatures"; a spunky trio of baby opossums; and Ted the Bug, whose minimalist appearance (a tiny semicircle) exemplifies Smith's gift for less-is-more cartooning. The way his clear-lined, exaggerated characters contrast with their subtle, detailed backgrounds is a product of his background in animation, and so is his mastery of camera angles and choreography. This is first-class kid lit: exciting, funny, scary and resonant enough that it will stick with readers for a long time. ( )

I was disapointed with this book. After I had heard so many good things about it, I was expecting something much better. It does have it's moments where the commedy shines through rather than being just overdone or overly cheesy, but the characters are so caricatured that they are annoying and the author's attempts at drawing emotion usually just fail. I hear that they get better later on in the series. I should hope so. ( )