The Dragon & the Knight - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 1471123111 ISBN 13: 9781471123115

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Childrens Books, 1700

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Dragon the Knight

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About the Author:

Robert Sabuda is one of the most innovative and inventive children's book creators and is known worldwide for his amazing pop-up paper engineering. His books include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Twelve Days of Christmas, The Night Before Christmas, The Winter's Tale, Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast, to name but afew, have garnered numerous awards and have made the New York Times bestseller lists on many occasions. He lives in New York City.

From School Library Journal:

K-Gr 4—The story line bursts off the pages—literally—in this fun and fast-paced frolic through the fairy tale realm. The first spread introduces a "small but gallant" knight (silver visor tightly closed) and a "terrible" fire-breathing dragon. The formal-sounding text is blocked from view by two much less decorous looking pop-up figures, giving readers an inkling that this is not a traditional recounting. Shouting, "Hey! Get back here!" the knight races after a dragon depicted with more mischief than menace. As each page turn takes the chase through a retelling of a traditional tale, blocks of flowing text erupt off the pages and onto the eye-popping paper sculptures; the story-specific narrative covers Cinderella's ball gown, Snow White's glass coffin, Aladdin's magic carpet, Rapunzel's tower, and more. The mad dash culminates with a giant-size 3-D, fire-breathing dragon "ROAR!" a few burned-out holes, and a perfectly roasted marshmallow (and the knight—a smiling red-tressed girl—requesting a repeat game of tag). An imaginative, entertaining, and handsomely executed book.—Joy Fleishhacker, School Library Journal

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