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Overview
In “The Book of Beasts,” a young prince named Lionel is named the next king. After his coronation, he goes to the palace library for the first time, where he discovers the eccentric former king’s collection of rare and magical books. Although the Chancellor tries to discourage Lionel from opening them, he picks out a large book titled “The Book of Beasts,” which, when opened, releases a colorful butterfly into the air. Flipping through the book, Lionel turns to a page where a red dragon sits under a palm tree. Terrified, he slams the book shut, but his curiosity proves hard to resist. “Uncle James, or the Purple Stranger” is the story of the Princess of Rotundia, a strange island nation where animals grow to the opposite size as their counterparts around the world. In Rotundia, rabbits and mice grow to the size of elephants, while elephants stop growing when they reach the size of a small dog. One day, the Princess’s friends ask her to show them the royal dragon, but when the ugly creature eats the Princess’s rabbit, her scheming Uncle James hatches a plan to steal the kingdom for himself. These are only two of the eight stories that make up Edith Nesbit’s The Book of Dragons, a bizarre and wonderful collection of tales from one of England’s finest fabulists.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781513269740 |
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Publisher: | Mint Editions |
Publication date: | 01/05/2021 |
Series: | Mint Editions (The Children's Library) |
Pages: | 102 |
Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d) |
Age Range: | 8 - 13 Years |
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Table of Contents
I | The Book of Beasts | 3 |
II | Uncle James, or The Purple Stranger | 23 |
III | The Deliverers of Their Country | 45 |
IV | The Ice Dragon, or Do as You Are Told | 65 |
V | The Island of the Nine Whirlpools | 89 |
VI | The Dragon Tamers | 111 |
VII | The Fiery Dragon, or The Heart of Stone and the Heart of Gold | 133 |
VIII | Kind Little Edmund, or The Caves and the Cockatrice | 155 |
IX | Afterword | 175 |