The Trouble With Dragons
By Debi Gliori and Emilia Fox
3.5/5
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About this ebook
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'Gently introduces pre-schoolers to global warming ... It ends with the reassuring hope that we can change and make our world better' - National Geographic
'Delightfully illustrated' - The Sunday Telegraph
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From the author of the bestselling No Matter What comes a cautionary tale for readers young and old about the use and misuse of the planet - featuring dragons!
The world is populated by some beastly dragons who care nothing for how much they pollute the oceans, chop down the trees, gobble up all the food and use everything up without stopping to think.
Those dragons need to wake up to what they are doing to their world before it is too late ...
An energy-filled picture book that addresses concerns about the environment in the most child-centric and delightful way possible.
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'Tackles global warming for pre-schoolers: no easy task but beautifully done as an allegory of wasteful dragons who heat the world by breathing fire' - Sunday Express magazine
Brilliantly read by Emilia Fox. Please note that audio is not supported by all devices, please consult your user manual for confirmation.
Debi Gliori
Debi Gliori is the award-winning writer and illustrator of over eighty picture books and novels for children of all ages, including the bestselling modern classic No Matter What (Bloomsbury) and the Mr Bear series (Orchard). Her picture book about depression, Night Shift (Templar), was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. She is also author of the Little Owl series of books, illustrated by Alison Brown, for Bloomsbury. Debi lives near Edinburgh and has twice been writer-in-residence in the Shetland Isles. Her favourite colour is blue or, more precisely, four different shades of blue: cerulean blue, cobalt blue, Mediterranean turquoise blue and warm ultramarine blue. She has sold over 600,000 books in the UK alone.
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Reviews for The Trouble With Dragons
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great morale for kids
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Environmental rhetoric disguised as a children's book. Poorly rhymed. Awkward rhythm. Trying to sound Dr. Seuss-ish.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Save the politics and poor writing style for adults who can handle it.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a picture book all about dragons. It shows children what dragons are capable of from once they are born to when they are old!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a great book to get children to understand the concept of recylcing and how our earth could suffer the consiquences if we don't. It does so in a very cute way, with dragons playing the part of humans.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5With all of these dragons eating, shopping, spreading, fire breathing and then rebuilding, and their colorful bodies, this book would be perfect for a science lesson. This book can teach about global warming and protecting and caring for our planet. I love how the author uses dragons to attract the children and keep them interested, like there is a dragon gang making sure you reuse and recycle. Great book!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A good analogy for our Earth's gradual deterioration. Rhyming was somewhat inconsistent and words like puncture and chimed might not reach the intended audience (K-3). Cute animals soften the reality that soon certain species will be extinct.