Crumbling Castle - Softcover

Hayes, Sarah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1564022749 ISBN 13: 9781564022745

Publisher: Candlewick, 1994

Synopsis

Hoping to enjoy a quiet life working spells in the basement of his new castle, Zeb the wizard finds his life very unpeaceful thanks to Jason the crow and the castle's other zany occupants

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-3-- Three stories about a wizard named Zeb; his talkative crow, Jason; a little ghost who haunts the bell tower; hordes of toads, mice, and beetles in the dungeon; and a baby dragon in the ballroom, all of whom live together in a crumbling castle. In the first story, the braggart crow claims to be a raven, and an annoyed Zeb temporarily turns him to stone. Later, Jason helps the ghost regain her faded scariness, and teaches the dragon to fly. Mild stories with a low excitement level, these offerings are short on action and long on words. The narrative is sometimes confusing, and odd little digressions occasionally impede the flow. And while this is not necessarily a defect, the text demands closer attention than average second graders may be accustomed to giving. Craig's familiar drawings show Zeb, Jason, and the rest of this cast in black-and-white pen and ink, generously displayed on almost every page. --Ruth Semrau, Lovejoy School, Allen, TX
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1564022749
• ISBN 13: 9781564022745
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80
• Illustrator: Craig Helen