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The Trouble With Dragons


No. of pages 32

Published: 2009

Great for age 0-8 years

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NOMINATED FOR THE KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL _______________ Gently introduces pre-schoolers to global warming ... It ends with the reassuring hope that we can change and make our world better' - National Geographic Delightfully illustrated' - The Sunday Telegraph _______________ From the author of the bestselling No Matter What comes a cautionary tale for readers young and old about the use and misuse of the planet - featuring dragons! The world is populated by some beastly dragons who care nothing for how much they pollute the oceans, chop down the trees, gobble up all the food and use everything up without stopping to think. Those dragons need to wake up to what they are doing to their world before it is too late ... An energy-filled picture book that addresses concerns about the environment in the most child-centric and delightful way possible. _______________ Tackles global warming for pre-schoolers: no easy task but beautifully done as an allegory of wasteful dragons who heat the world by breathing fire' - Sunday Express magazine

 

 

This book has been graded for interest for readers up to 5 years.

There are 32 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 in 2009 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Debi Gliori has written and illustrated more than 40 children's titles. In the UK she has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway medal.

 

'The combination of simple rhyming text and fantastical, detailed illustrations delivers a strong ecological message' The Scotsman 'Delightfully illustrated' The Sunday Telegraph 'Her richly illustrated cautionary tale ... gently introduces pre-schoolers to global warming ... It ends with the reassuring hope that we can change and make our world better' National Geographic 'Tackles global warming for pre-schoolers: no easy task but beautifully done as an allegory of wasteful dragons who heat the world by breathing fire' Sunday Express magazine