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The Truth About Dragons
- Author
- Jaime Zollars
- Narrator
- Marisa Calin
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio for Young Listeners
- Publish Date
- 22 September 2020
- Run Time
- 4 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Supernatural and mythological creatures, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods and feelings, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics
What to expect
As a young girl cautiously approaches a castle full of soaring, roaring dragons, she worries about their wildness and their terribly sharp teeth. And indeed, the dragons are hungry and noisy, and they seem to be hovering closer and closer . . . until the girl notices that some of the beasts are wearing mismatched socks. And some are playing tambourines. And some prefer to color quietly in the corner. Could there be more to these dragons than the girl first realized?
In this remarkable debut, every page turn reveals another dragon meticulously transformed into a friend, each child working through his or her own overwhelming first day of school. Inspired by the author's daughter, The Truth About Dragons encourages young readers to see beyond their fears to the often surprising truths underneath . . . and to find their inner dragons.
Critics Review
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Praise for The Truth About Dragons:
An Amazon Best Book of the Month, September 2020 -
"Lushly illustrated.... Beautiful."
—SLJ -
"A beautifully rendered, comforting, gentle lesson in overcoming fears."—Kirkus Reviews
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Details
- Author
- Jaime Zollars
- Narrator
- Marisa Calin
- Duration
- 4 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 September 2020
- ISBN
- 9781549159879
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio for Young Listeners
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Supernatural and mythological creatures, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods and feelings, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics
Synopsis
A spellbinding picture book about the anxiety and excitement of a new experience, represented by a castle full of dragons that aren't quite what they appear.As a young girl cautiously approaches a castle full of soaring, roaring dragons, she worries about their wildness and their terribly sharp teeth. And indeed, the dragons are hungry and noisy, and they seem to be hovering closer and closer . . . until the girl notices that some of the beasts are wearing mismatched socks. And some are playing tambourines. And some prefer to color quietly in the corner. Could there be more to these dragons than the girl first realized?In this remarkable debut, every page turn reveals another dragon meticulously transformed into a friend, each child working through his or her own overwhelming first day of school. Inspired by the author's daughter, The Truth About Dragons encourages young readers to see beyond their fears to the often surprising truths underneath . . . and to find their inner dragons.
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