The Discovery of Dragons: New Research Revealed - Hardcover

Base, Graeme

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810959674 ISBN 13: 9780810959675

Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2007

Synopsis

Fans of Graeme Base and dragon lovers will be thrilled to discover this brand-new edition of the classic book of serpentology, The Discovery of Dragons, first published in 1996. Now it includes a special section on "New World" dragons, before now unknown. Was Bjorn of Bromme one of the greatest explorers of the Viking Age or just a simple-minded, lice-infested barbarian with a passion for beach volleyball? Could Soong Mei Ying, a thirteenth-century teenager, really have discovered the Asiatic dragons or did she just need a good excuse to leave home"Did Dr. E. F. Liebermann perish after discovering the Common Green Draak, also known as the "Awful Gurgler," or was he suffering from a severe bout of jungle madness? And does Francisco de Nuevo still live today, working as an extra on Canadian television, after discovering the secret of eternal youth in 1532?Book Details:Format: HardcoverPublication Date: 6/1/2007Pages: 42Reading

About this title

About the Author:

Graeme Base is one of the world’s leading creators of picture books, most recently of the New York Times Bestsellers Uno’s Garden and Jungle Drums. His alphabet book, Animalia, received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986 and has sold more than two million copies. Other perennial favorites by Graeme include The Eleventh Hour, My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch, The Sign of the Seahorse, The Discovery of Dragons, The Worst Band in the Universe, and The Water Hole. In 2003, he wrote his first novel for young readers, TruckDogs. Graeme lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his artist wife, Robyn, and three wild and wonderful creatures of their own, James, Kate, and William.

About this edition

• Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0810959674
• ISBN 13: 9780810959675
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48