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A mission to find the last dragon winds through a perilous landscape, but the knight sees no trace of the creature. Can the eagle-eyed reader spot it?

A noble Dragon Fighter sets out on an expedition to fight the last dragon, inviting the reader along for the journey. Through shifting sands and tangled forests and past the whispering abyss, many awful perils are braved — witches, trolls, werewolves, ghost owls, scorpions, and vultures — but where is the dragon? Whether or not the reader is observant enough to read the subtle clues in the landscape and shadows, the final revelation of the elusive dragon’s whereabouts is sure to produce giggles and gasps of delight. Once in the know, children will want to read this tale over and over, flipping pages back and forth to compare cleverly illustrated details. A tale not to be missed by anyone with the heart of a daring adventurer.

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ISBN-13:	9780763666170
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	11/12/2013
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	8.92(w) x 10.94(h) x 0.46(d)
Lexile:	AD690L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 9 Years

About the Author

Allan Baillie was born in Scotland but has lived most of his life in Australia, where he attended several Victorian bush schools and eventually settled in Melbourne. He has worked as a journalist and published books in fourteen countries.

Wayne Harris is an award-winning illustrator who also teaches design and illustration. About DragonQuest, he says, “Nothing ever equals the turning of the page to reveal the dragon itself. That one reveal changes everything.”

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Who doesn’t love a quest, especially one in search of a dragon—and not just any dragon, but the last dragon? ... Wonderfully rich prose imagery is suitably matched by lavish acrylic-and-digital illustrations.
—Booklist

Children will enjoy being in on the joke and will appreciate the surprise ending. The not-too-scary goblins, witches, and dragon are rendered in lush, fulsome acrylics and are digitally enhanced. An attractive, easy-to-read addition where there is a demand for picture-book fantasies and adventures
—School Library Journal

Robust prose and melodramatic art make this quest for the last dragon a thrilling one.
—Kirkus Reviews

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02/01/2014
Gr 1–3—An aging, somewhat comical medieval dragon fighter summons a young boy who is reading DragonQuest to join him in his quest to fight the last dragon. With flowery speech, the old warrior describes the journey to come: "We must pass many perils out there. Awful perils, dangers to set your teeth chattering, to turn your hair white." And at the end of that journey waits "the worst of terrors-green ice gleaming in the [dragon's] eye, claws flashing in the smoky sun, fire curling from its mouth…." The pair travel across deserts, through dark forests, and up steep mountains, all the while managing to escape, outwit, or conquer the dangers from scorpions, snakes, wasps, ghost owls, wolves, goblins, witches, and two-headed trolls. At last, they reach Glass Mountain, the heart of dragon country, and the old warrior is ready to fight. However, after that long, long trek, there seems to be no beast in sight. But then the story takes a humorous twist. The dragon is there all along, hiding in plain sight. Children will enjoy being in on the joke and will appreciate the surprise ending. The not-too-scary goblins, witches, and dragon are rendered in lush, fulsome acrylics and are digitally enhanced. An attractive, easy-to-read addition where there is a demand for picture-book fantasies and adventures.—Roxanne Burg, Orange County Public Library, CA

School Library Journal

2013-10-23
Robust prose and melodramatic art make this quest for the last dragon a thrilling one--despite closing remarks trumpeting its relevance for…boys. "Hey, you! Yes, yes, you with the book! Up, up, we have deeds to do!" So the Don Quixote–like narrator addresses a lad (in modern dress)--pulling him out of his chair, across a deadly desert and through sinister woods where "three dark witches coil evil spells." They skirt an abyss where "thorned demons" and "a fright of vampire bats" dwell and finally make it to the top of Glass Mountain: "Dragon country, at last." In Harris' ruggedly atmospheric landscapes, snakes slither past dry bones on rippling dunes, hideous faces leer from leafy shadows, glimpses of centaurs and other magical creatures give way to steep, snowy peaks. Though the grizzled knight fails in the end to spot draconic quarry, his impromptu squire--and readers--has quite a different experience over a pair of wordless climactic reveals. Harris' view of the underlying theme as "passing on the mantle of manhood," echoed in a separate comment from his Australian publisher, is, to say the least, misguided; this adventuresome quest will richly reward any and all who undertake it. The book distills most of the quest tale's archetypal elements into a heady brew that will rouse readers of both genders. (publisher's, author's, illustrator's notes) (Picture book. 7-10)

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