The Sons of the Dragon King: A Chinese Legend
Ed Young$21.24
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"Behavior not befitting the son of the Dragon King!"
The Dragon King has sent his nine sons out to find their places in the world, but rumors abound -- each son is apparently as aimless as the next! One son does nothing but stare into space, another spends his day frolicking in a stream, another plays with fire, and still another hollers and yells from noon till night. The king realizes it's time to visit each son to see if the rumors are true. What he finds surprises him, for each son has a very special gift that continues to serve and enrich China's culture to this very day.
Two-time Caldecott winner Ed Young brings us a legend of a very special parent recognizing the potential in his very special children, and in doing so, shows how a simple folktale shaped a visible part of Chinese culture.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/01/2004
ISBN: 9780689851841
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 10.12h x 11.48w x 0.40d
Award: Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) - Winner
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 04/15/2004 pg. 403
Publishers Weekly 05/24/2004 pg. 61
Booklist 05/15/2004 pg. 1617
School Library Journal 06/01/2004 pg. 134
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2004 pg. 490
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 415 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Multicultural Review 12/01/2004 pg. 93
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 415 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 78536 / Sons of the Dragon King: A Chinese Legend
Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
The Dragon King has sent his nine sons out to find their places in the world, but rumors abound -- each son is apparently as aimless as the next! One son does nothing but stare into space, another spends his day frolicking in a stream, another plays with fire, and still another hollers and yells from noon till night. The king realizes it's time to visit each son to see if the rumors are true. What he finds surprises him, for each son has a very special gift that continues to serve and enrich China's culture to this very day.
Two-time Caldecott winner Ed Young brings us a legend of a very special parent recognizing the potential in his very special children, and in doing so, shows how a simple folktale shaped a visible part of Chinese culture.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/01/2004
ISBN: 9780689851841
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 10.12h x 11.48w x 0.40d
Award: Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) - Winner
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 04/15/2004 pg. 403
Publishers Weekly 05/24/2004 pg. 61
Booklist 05/15/2004 pg. 1617
School Library Journal 06/01/2004 pg. 134
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2004 pg. 490
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 415 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Multicultural Review 12/01/2004 pg. 93
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 415 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 78536 / Sons of the Dragon King: A Chinese Legend
Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5