The original vampire story - and the best. When Jonathan Harker visits Count Dracula in Transylvania he makes a horrifying discovery. Soon he is battling the sinister Count for the soul of his beloved Mina. A true masterpiece of Victorian horror.
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There are 69 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2017 by Capstone Press .
Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 - 20 April 1912) was an Irish author best known for his gothic novel, "Dracula". Michael Burgan has written more than two dozen biographies for young readers. His Breaker Boys , about photographer Lewis Hine and his depiction of child labor, was named one of SLJ 's 20 Outstanding Nonfiction Books of 2013 .
This book contains the following story:
Dracula
He is deathly pale. His fingernails are cut to sharp points. His teeth protrude menacingly from his mouth in clouds of rancid breath Yet even Count Draculas unnerving appearance and the frightened reaction of the local peasants fail to warn Jonathan Harker, a young man from England, about his host. Little does Jonathan know that this is a land where babies are snatched for their blood and wolves howl menacingly from the forest, where reality is far more frightening than superstition. Whats more, its going to be up to him to stop the worlds most bloodthirsty predator
