Tintin: Le Temple Du Soleil (Tintin)

Features

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 61 pages
• Published by: Casterman Editions; French edition June 1993
• Written in: French
• ISBN 10 Number: 2203001135
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-2203001138
• Book Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
• Weighs: 15.2 ounces

Language Notes
Text: French --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
The previous installment of this story, The Seven Crystal Balls, left Tintin ad Captain Haddock in pursuit of kidnappers on a ship bound for Peru. In Peru Tintin catches a brief glimpse of the professor but is unable to rescue him. He and the captain continue the investigation. Local Indians are uncooperative, until Tintin rescues a local boy and finds sympathetic people who point him toward an Incan curse... This comic is very much the second half of a mystery. Unless you have read The Seven Crystal Balls first you are likely to miss some major plot points. So read that and this together. In Peru the Captain has ongoing problems with lamas. These pack animals spit when upset and find the captain very unsettling. Jungle shots and scenes set in an Incan temple mean that the drawings here are very exotic and colorful. This is a good action and humor filled adventure story, although the last few pages are perhaps a bit abrupt (4 pages for the Tintin world to return to normal come after 120+pages of increasingly complex mystery). If you are reading this to help learn French, Tintin comics are good for reading at a French 2 level. There are a lot of words that aren't basic vocabulary but it is still easy to follow the story because the writing and pictures tend to reinforce each other. However this is a two part mystery and you are going to be reading two books, so if this is overload then try another Tintin comic instead. Also be aware that the professor is unaware of his surroundings. The things he says make no sense - thats the joke. He is a minor character so as long as you know this you should be able to follow the plot OK.