Fire-breathing fun! Dragons are perennial favourites with young people and this collection offers a stimulating variety of these mythical creatures! There are friendly dragons as well as fierce ones, a Chinese dragon, and even a home-made dragon with a cotton-reel tail. Including traditional folk tales and fairy tales, classic stories such as "St George and the Dragon" and contemporary stories from writers such as Kathryn Cave and Judy Corbalis, this is a terrific introduction to dragons in all their glory! Perfect for reading aloud, or for independent readers to enjoy by themselves, this beautifully illustrated book is one that will be loved by all dragon fans!

 

This is volume 14 in Kingfisher Treasury Of Stories .

There are 160 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2005 by Pan Macmillan .

Margaret Clark is an award-winning author of more than a hundred books of fiction for children and young adults. M. P. ROBERTSON studied graphic design at Kingston University. A freelance illustrator since 1988, he specialises in children's books.

This book has the following chapters: Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like - Jay Williams; Tom's Dragon - Kathryn Cave; The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh - Retold by Joseph Jacobs; The Home-made Dragon - Norman Hunter; A Race with a Dragon - John Cunliffe; Scales Takes Over - June Counsel; Constantes and the Dragon - Retold by Virginia Haviland; The Secret in the Matchbox - Val Willis; Saint Simeon and the Dragon - Retold by Margaret Clark; John and the Green Dragon - Jamila Gavin; Georgie-Anna and the Dragon - Judy Corbalis; Ragnar Shaggy-Legs and the Dragons - Retold by Roger Lancelyn Green; Irritating Irma - Robin Klein; The Dragon on the Roof - Terry Jones; Saint George and the Dragon - retold by Margaret Clark