El invencible y malvado dragon(Encuento) (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Alvaro Mutis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9684940963 ISBN 13: 9789684940963

Publisher: Centro de Informacion y Desarrollo de la Comunicacion y Literatura Infantiles, 1994

Synopsis

EL zapatero Hans decide exterminar a los niños de Alter y culpar al flautista de Hammelin.

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

Grade 2-4-In this humorous story, a Mexican author offers an irreverent and fanciful retelling of the traditional knight versus dragon tale. A terrible dragon sweeps down into a peaceful kingdom and pledges to destroy all in its path if its demands are not met. Far from acceding, the king sends his bravest knights to do battle; but the ragtag band is summarily dispatched. As news of the humiliating defeat reaches the royal court, a young page hatches an idea to trick the dragon. The page then proceeds with his ingenious scheme and wins the day and the hand of the beautiful princess. Nunez slips easily and delightfully between courtly language and modern slang. His irreverent sense of humor shines through not only in the dialog but also in details such as the knights' names, which describe their physical shortcomings rather than their knightly virtues. The attractive and richly detailed artwork echoes the magical elements of the story. Recommended for all libraries and bookstores. [See interview with the publisher of CIDCLI on p. 50. Ed.] MOB
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About this edition

• Publisher: Centro de Informacion y Desarrollo de la Comunicacion y Literatura Infantiles
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 9684940963
• ISBN 13: 9789684940963
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 28
• Illustrator: Tania Janco