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The Land of the Dragon King: and other Korean Stories
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| List Price: | £14.99 |
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Product Description
A sparkling collection of Korean folk stories for very young readers, set in a far-off world of tigers, rice cakes and the Land of the Dragon King.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #727757 in Books
- Published on: 2008-03-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .42" h x 8.64" w x 11.18" l, 1.07 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 64 pages
Features
- New
- Mint Condition
- Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon
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Editorial Reviews
Review
Highlight of the Season, Spring 2008 for 'meeting a growing need for new material and demonstrating the high quality of traditional tales being offered by Frances Lincoln.' (Children's Bookseller )
What a find! This is an absolute treasure of a book, beautiful to look at, silky to the touch and a delight to read… The universality of human emotions comes across through echoes of Rumplestiltskin, Brer Rabbit, Anasi, Pinocchio, yet the uniquness and mystery of Korea still shines through. It is a heart-warming experience where good wins over evil, kindness over weakness, brains over brawn and virtue is duly rewarded. The delicacy of the illustrations is quite enchanting and mirrors the tone of the text. I can't wait to get into school and entrance a class of young listeners with these richly textured stories. (School Librarian )
The Land of the Dragon King is a lovely book and one just needs to look at the slightly mischievous dragon on the back cover and the teasing dragons inside to know that it will be a treat. (www.papertigers.org )
About the Author
Gillian McClure's titles include Tinker Jim and Tog the Ribber which were shortlisted for the Smarties Book Award. Tog the Ribber was also Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Award. Selkie won the Parents' Guide to Children's Media Award USA 2000. Gillian illustrated Mary Arrigan's Mario's Angels for Frances Lincoln. Gillian lives in Cambridge.
