Emma's Dragon Hunt
An African-American child dreams of long-ago Africa, where she sees animals, shops in a marketplace, reads strange words from an old book, and returns to the village where her long-ago granddaddy... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0688026966
ISBN13:9780688026967
Release Date:January 1984
Publisher:Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 9.5" x 8.1"
Age Range:5 years and up
Grade Range:Kindergarten and higher
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Imagination and science blend
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
So my class was doing their library day thing. As it is still the beginning of the year, I don't dare let them along with the poor librarian. And then I realized that I had absolutely no read-aloud books for that week. So I randomly pulled this one from the shelf. I did not expect it to be such a gem. Not only did I have every little pair of eyes glued to me during story time, but I was likely more interested than they were. Emma is excited because her Grandfather Wong is coming from China to live with her family. However, immediately upon arrival he accidentally scares Emma with stories of dragons. To make it up to her, he explains that Chinese dragons are good and even promises to take her on a dragon hunt. What ensues is a semi-magical story of dragon lore, natural phenomenon, and the equally-wonderful story of the relationship between grandfather and granddaughter. I was touched and entranced as scientific fact mixed with mythology, bringing Emma and Grandfather Wong closer and closer. And the paintings are beautiful as well.
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