The Art of Kung Fu Panda 2

DreamWorksAnimationandInsightEditionspresents"TheArtofKungFuPanda2";thebookthattakesreadersbehind-the-scenesoftheanimatedmartialartsmega-sequel.AstherecentlyanointedDragonWarrior,PothePanda(JackBlack)islivinghisdreamasthechampionoftheValleyofPeace.ButPo'sserenityisdisruptedwhenthemalevolentLordShen(GaryOldman),anepicallyevilwarlord,threatenstodestroyallofChinabycreatinganunstoppableweaponthatpromisestosupplantkungfu.Witheveryconquest,Shen'sambition,cruelty,andlustforpowergrow,forcingPoandTheFuriousFivetoconfronttheirmostpowerfulenemyever,orelsewitnessthedestructionoftheirhomelandandthetraditionofkungfu.IncludedinthistomeofproductionartworkaredesignsforBabyPo,Po'sparents,thesharp-talonedpeacockShen,thewarlord'sfearsomewolfmercenaries,aswellasPo'snewallies--MasterCroc(Jean-ClaudeVanDam),MasterSkunkman(JamesWoods),andMasterThunderingRhino(VictorGarber).AlsoincludedaretheepicenvironmentsPo,Tigress,Crane,Mantis,ViperandMonkey,mustventurethroughontheirepicquesttoconfronttheevilLordShenandsavekungfu.Withnewfriends,Po'sstrengthhasneverbeengreater.Buthowcanhestopaweaponthatcanstopkungfu?Pomustlookdeepintohispastanduncoverthesecretsofhismysteriousorigins;onlythenwillhebeabletounlockthestrengthheneedstosucceed.