Dragons, dragon lore, dragon stories and dragon pictures are certainly at the top of their popularity with the younger set these days. (Actually, I am as old as dirt, and I rather like them myself.) You really cannot have too many dragon books around at this time and I must say that "Raising Dragons" by Jerdine Nolen and illustrated by Elise Primavera should certainly be on your dragon book shelf.
This is a unique look at dragons and is one of the nicest and most mellow reads on the subject I have come across.
A small African-American girl lives with her family on a farm somewhere in the South. These are hard working practical people and quite good at their farming, but our little , a curious little thing, finds this strange rock-like thing and against her practical fathers warnings, starts to care for it. Of course it is a dragon egg and soon our little girl finds herself in possession of a dragon. Her family, a very practical lot, rather frown on such frivolous things as non-working dragons and are at first, not overly enthusiastic.
What to do? What can you do with a dragon? Well, you can train it. And that is just what the little child does. She actually trains her flying, fire-breathing and large critter to be quite helpful.
Her father finds that the dragon is performing many of his chores around the farm from plowing to planting and harvesting and mom finds the dragon quite useful too. She goes so far as to fix he dragon his favorite meals; ell potpies, frog-leg pudding and fish-and-insect pudding.
Well, the dragon becomes quite famous in the area and due to far too many visitors it is decided to take him to an enchanted magical island where dragons live.
No spoilers here, but when the little girl returns from her trip to the dragon's home she brings back....
The author has used an easy Southern Country accent to tell the story which simply flows and fits the mood perfectly. When you read this to children, the reading is greatly enhanced if you have a natural southern accent or country drawl. I do, so this work fit me perfectly. The illustrator has used very bold colors that attract the eye. Both author and illustrator are extremely skilled in their craft and their work fits perfectly.
Dragon lovers both young and old will love this one.
This is a unique look at dragons and is one of the nicest and most mellow reads on the subject I have come across.
A small African-American girl lives with her family on a farm somewhere in the South. These are hard working practical people and quite good at their farming, but our little , a curious little thing, finds this strange rock-like thing and against her practical fathers warnings, starts to care for it. Of course it is a dragon egg and soon our little girl finds herself in possession of a dragon. Her family, a very practical lot, rather frown on such frivolous things as non-working dragons and are at first, not overly enthusiastic.
What to do? What can you do with a dragon? Well, you can train it. And that is just what the little child does. She actually trains her flying, fire-breathing and large critter to be quite helpful.
Her father finds that the dragon is performing many of his chores around the farm from plowing to planting and harvesting and mom finds the dragon quite useful too. She goes so far as to fix he dragon his favorite meals; ell potpies, frog-leg pudding and fish-and-insect pudding.
Well, the dragon becomes quite famous in the area and due to far too many visitors it is decided to take him to an enchanted magical island where dragons live.
No spoilers here, but when the little girl returns from her trip to the dragon's home she brings back....
The author has used an easy Southern Country accent to tell the story which simply flows and fits the mood perfectly. When you read this to children, the reading is greatly enhanced if you have a natural southern accent or country drawl. I do, so this work fit me perfectly. The illustrator has used very bold colors that attract the eye. Both author and illustrator are extremely skilled in their craft and their work fits perfectly.
Dragon lovers both young and old will love this one.
Don Blankenship
The Ozarks
Word Count: 1,632
Paperback: 40 pages
Accelerated Reading Level: 4.2 / points: 0.5Paperback: 40 pages
AR quiz: 25876
- Publisher: Sandpiper
- ISBN-10: 0152165363
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