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Title: Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges, Trina Schart Hyman ISBN: 0-316-36789-3 Publisher: Little, Brown Pub. Date: 30 October, 1984 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.57 (23 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I love dragons
Comment: Hyman won a Caldecott Medal for this book and there is no questioning why. The wonderful drawings tell the story with splendid detail. Bordering the text are more drawings that help to establish the setting and mood of the story. The text is even more exciting than the illustrations. A brave knight is summoned by a beautiful princess to slay the dragon that has been tormenting the land of the fairy queen. After several battles and assistance from magical entities, the knight defeats his foe and is granted the princess as a prize. There can be quite a lot of text on a single page causing it to be overwhelming in its lack of white space. The narrative is fast-paced enough that the reader will stay interested though. This book should be on an independent level for high second graders. Younger children will enjoy hearing it and seeing the pictures though.
Why 5 stars?:
I simply love the mythical magic of dragons. The illustrations included in this version are gorgeous. The story can be understood and enjoyed by children of all ages. Second graders should be able to read this book with just some slight assistance.
Rating: 5
Summary: Spenser's "The Faerie Queen"
Comment: This children's book is a retelling of the story from "The Faerie Queen" by Edmund Spencer (c. 1552-1599) about the Red Cross knight George (who really lived and who died about 303 A. D.). The Red Cross Knight (the basis of the red cross in the Union Jack) accompanies the Princess Una and succeeds in slaying a dragon that had been besieging the castle of Una's father. Teachers may consider recalling for their classes that Spenser's tale is allegorical in nature in which George represented the Church, Una represented Truth, and the dragon represented Error. This can lead to discussions of other works of literature. The book was beautifully illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman and it won the 1985 Caldecott Medal for best illustration in a children's book. Children always seem to enjoy reading this story.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best Children's Book Ever
Comment: This is perhaps the first book I ever truly loved. At sixteen, it seems almost strange that I should find myself writing a review of a children's book, but it was just that good, that memorable, and that much a part of my childhood. As probably the only person to comment on this after having read it as a child, I think that this book is one of those children's books that is so very memorable; I would even compare this book to the famous "Goodnight Moon". The illustrations are absolutely beautiful, and the story is enchanting and enthralling. It is in essence the perfect children's book, and practically made me fall in love with reading.
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Title: The Kitchen Knight: A Tale of King Arthur by Margaret Hodges, Trina Schart-Hyman, Trina Schart Hyman ISBN: 082340787X Publisher: Holiday House Pub. Date: 01 August, 1990 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Knights in Shining Armor by Gail Gibbons ISBN: 0316300381 Publisher: Little, Brown Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Chanticleer and the Fox by Geoffrey Chaucer ISBN: 0064430871 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 01 November, 1982 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Rapunzel (CALDECOTT MEDAL BOOK) by Paul O. Zelinsky ISBN: 0525456074 Publisher: Dutton Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: Song and Dance Man (Dragonfly Books) by Karen Ackerman, Stephen Gammell ISBN: 0679819959 Publisher: Dragonfly Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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