The Dragon of Lonely Island
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (550 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0763628050 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In this fluidly written novel, Rebecca Rupp explores what three children from the present learn from the past - and from an unlikely but wise and generous friend.. There, in a cave hidden high above the ocean, they discover a fabulous creature: a glittering three-headed golden dragon with a kind heart, an unpredictable temper, and a memory that spans 20,000 years. "Rebecca Rupp's magical tale radiates a glow as golden as the dragon's scales." — BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBEHannah, Zachary, and Sarah Emily are spending the summer at their great-aunt Mehitabel's house on faraway Lonely Island. Transported by the magic of the dragon's stories, the children meet Mei-lan, a young girl in
Melanie Moffat said Five Stars. Wonderful book, give it a chapter or two and your child is hooked.. Three Stars a little too difficult for a young reader. J. Mireles said Wonderful Read. This is such an imaginative book. My 9yr old girl and 10yr old boy and I just LOVE this book. You find yourself going into the book yourself. It's a great book for children, without anything inappropriate, not too scary at all, great lessons.
None of the stories is particularly memorable (especially not Mei-lan's, which draws upon one too many hackneyed folktale stereotypes), and the narrative frame, which strives for a classic timelessness, can feel overly tame or quaint. Ages 8-11. Their stories teach the siblings needed lessons: Hannah comes to accept the responsibilities that come with being eldest by hearing about the travails of underappreciated Mei-lan in ancient China; Zachary learns the value of sharing through the tale of a 19th-century London orphan captured by pirates; and meek Sarah Emily finds gumption after discovering that the once timid Hitty, who learns self-reliance after she, her brother and their father crash-land during an attempt to fly around the world, is in fact Mehitabel. From Publishers Weekly Drawing upon standard adventure-fantasy conventions?an isolated island,