Dragon - Hardcover

Jody Bergsma

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0935699171 ISBN 13: 9780935699173

Publisher: Illumination Arts Publishing Company, 1999

Synopsis

While Briana, the fair young Queen of Lugin, is giving birth to her first child, in the not-so-distant forest a most unusual hatchling is born to a beautiful green dragon.

Briana's son, Prince Langilor, is a shy and gentle boy, adored by his parents and the peaceful people of Lugin. Saras, the young dragon, becomes an arrogant bully, who terrorizes the dragon clan and threatens the Kingdom of Lugin.

During his twelfth year, Langilor stands before his parents and the Royal Advisors, who will judge his worthiness to become the future king. With ever-increasing threats from enemies to the north as well as the dangerous fire-breathing dragon, how could this gentle young Prince ever be strong enough to protect the kingdom?

About this title

About the Author:

An internationally renowned artist, Jody Bergsma has been a professional illustrator since her mid-teens. Between frequent national tours, she lives near Bellingham, Washington, where she was named the city's outstanding businessperson in 1995.

Each of Jody'’s books has won at least one national award. The Right Touch received the 1999 Benjamin Franklin Award in the parenting category. Dreambirds was selected Best Children's Book of 1998 by the Coalition of Visionary Retailers. Sky Castle received a 1999 Children'’s Choice Award from the Children'’s Book Council. Dragon and The Little Wizard were named Best Children’'s Book of 2000 and 2001 respectively by the Coalition of Visionary Retailers. Her latest book, Faerie was named Children’'s Book of the Year by ForeWord Magazine in 2003.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-5-Celtic mythology and art strongly influence this original story patterned after classic heroic quests. When Prince Langilor is born at the same moment as a dragon named Saras, their paths are destined to cross. As the gentle prince matures, the King's advisors worry that he is unfit to protect the kingdom from the nefarious Saras. With guidance from an elf queen and a talking swan, Langilor summons the courage to confront the beast. After a battle in which both are seriously injured, they are nursed back to health by the elves. During their convalescence, the foes develop a mutual regard for one another and eventually return to the palace triumphant. It is never made clear why Saras is so evil when the rest of his clan is peace loving, or why he alone can breathe fire or fly. Similarly, the reconciliation between the two enemies is too facile. Executed in a high-fantasy style, the double-page artwork integrates Celtic imagery with more modern renderings of elves and the like. The depictions of dragons are much more dynamic and arresting than those of people, whose faces all tend to wear the same expression and have fairly static forms. This debut may find a following among fantasy aficionados, but most libraries will be better served by well-illustrated collections of more traditional dragon lore.
Rosalyn Pierini, San Luis Obispo City-County Library, CA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Illumination Arts Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0935699171
• ISBN 13: 9780935699173
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32