Fire and Wings Dragon Tales from East and West

by Carus, Marianne; Mistry, Nilesh; Yolen, Jane

• ISBN13: 9780812626643
• ISBN10: 0812626648
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-12
• Publisher: Cricket Books

Summary

Are you brave enough to face a whole host of dragons? Then this collection of fifteen fire-breathing tales is just for you. Your traveling companions will be soldiers, princes and princesses, village girls and shepherd lads, and even a kitchenmaid who juggles ... dragons? You'll battle a fiery, seven-headed dragon from Poland and test wits with clever, riddling dragons from Ukraine and the mysterious Eastern Kingdom. You'll laugh at a mischievous, shape-changing dragon from England and tremble before a terrifying Korean dragon at the bottom of the sea. You'll even meet the very last of the dragons! These stories were specially selected by Marianne Carus, editor in chief of Cricket magazine, to create a treasure trove of tales for dragon lovers everywhere.

Author Biography

Marianne Carus is the founder and editor in chief of the Cricket Magazine Group and has lectured on children's literature all over the world. She lives in Illinois with her husband Nilesh Mistry was born in Bombay and moved to London at the age of eight. A freelance illustrator, he lives in Harrow, England

Table of Contents

Dragons: An Unnatural History	p. vii
The Dragon at the Well	p. 1
Thoughts of a Drought Dragon	p. 15
Dragon's Coo	p. 25
Si-Ling and the Dragon	p. 32
Skivvy and Cuttle	p. 43
The Fourth Question	p. 55
Nothing at All	p. 65
The Three Riddles	p. 79
Sim Chung and the Dragon King	p. 87
The Shepherd Who Fought for a Princess	p. 95
The Black Dragon Princess	p. 103
The King's Dragon	p. 112
Kotoshi the Dragon Doctor	p. 117
The Last of the Dragons	p. 124
Waiting for a White Knight	p. 137
Author Biographies	p. 142
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