The Reluctant Dragon
Readers rate it 4.2 (11 on Hardcover)
52 pages · Released Jun 15, 1988 · Macmillan
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This classic children's tale by Kenneth Grahame uses rich, lyrical prose to tell a gentle story about a boy who befriends a peaceful dragon and helps prevent unnecessary conflict. The narrative celebrates compassion, understanding, and compromise over violence, with no profanity or inappropriate content. It's an ideal read-aloud for early elementary through middle grade children, offering both entertainment and moral lessons wrapped in whimsical medieval fantasy.
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"The richly expressive prose of Kenneth Grahame continues to delight the reader with unexpected word choices and fertile descriptive passages. {Illustrations} bring to life the medieval village scenes".--Language Arts. Full-color illustrations. "The richly expressive prose of Kenneth Grahame continues to delight the reader with unexpected word choices and fertile descriptive passages. {Illustrations} bring to life the medieval village scenes".--Language Arts. Full-color illustrations.
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- Juvenile Fiction
- A mix driven
- Strong Character Development
- Loveable Characters
- Not Diverse Characters
- Adventurous
- funny
- hopeful
- inspiring
- lighthearted
- Classics
- Fantasy
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ISBN 9780805008029 · Macmillan