a Kingdom Is At War.
a Princess Has Been Kidnapped By A Dragon Queen.
a Brave Squire Volunteers To Set Out On A Quest To Rescue Her.
but There's Just One Small Problem. He's Thomas, The Shortest Of All The Squires. With Little More Than A Donkey, A Vest, And A Sword, Thomas Will Have To Use All Of His Courage And Determination To Battle A Beast With Many Heads, Reach A Forbidden Island, And Rescue The Princess From A Most Fearsome Dragon-and An Even More Fearsome Fate!
part Thrilling Adventure And Part Enchanting Fantasy, Sprinkled With Charming Black-and-white Illustrations, thomas And The Dragon Queen Will Delight Young Readers From Start To Finish.
from The Hardcover Edition.
publishers Weekly
small In Stature Yet Stout Of Heart, Thomas Leaves His Large, Loving Family To Be A Page In The King's Company. When His Peers At The Castle Mock Him For His Size And Lack Of Abilities, The 12-year-old Becomes More Determined Than Ever To Prove His Mettle And Earn His Knighthood. After Two Years Of Training, The King Knights Thomas And Sends Him On A Perilous Quest To Rescue His Daughter, Who Has Been Abducted By An Allegedly Fearsome Dragon Queen. Crum's (thunder-boomer!) Adventure Kicks Into High Gear As Thomas Sets Off For The Dragon's Remote Island. En Route The Earnest Boy Overcomes His Self-doubt About His Skills And Bravery To Slay A Vicious Sea Monster. The Tale's Tone Lightens Appreciably When Thomas Reaches The Dragon Queen's Island, Where The Kidnapped Princess Has Been Put To Work As Nursemaid To The Unexpectedly Benign Beast's Brood Of Endearing Dragonlets. Wildish's (jacob O'reilly Wants A Pet) High-spirited B&w Cartoons Enhance The Ample Action And Humor Of This Taut Fantasy, Which Culminates In Thomas's Triumphant Homecoming. Ages 7-10. (july)
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Author : Crum, Shutta
Language : English
Edition : 1
Published :2010-07-13
Number Of Pages : 267
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0375857036
ISBN-13 : 9780375857034
Item weight : 0.85 lb
Dimensions : 1 in x 5.8 in x 8.3 in
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