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  • Saint George and the Dragon

Saint George and the Dragon

Author
Margaret Hodges
Publication Date
September 04, 1990
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  4th − 5th
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Saint George and the Dragon
Description

Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.

Set "in the days when monsters and giants and fairy folk lived in England, " this retelling of a classic and well-loved tale recounts the battle between Saint George and the Dragon - a creature so huge and fearsome that his tail "swept the land behind him for almost half a mile, " and whose "deep jaws gaped wide, showing three rows of iron teeth ready to devour his prey."

Publication date
September 04, 1990
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780316367950
Lexile Measure
1080
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
BISAC categories
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV022000 - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, & Fables | General
JUV002270 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical
Library of Congress categories
Folklore
Dragons
England
Knights and knighthood
George

Publishers Weekly

This adaptation of The Faerie Queen features illustrations that glitter with color and mesmerizing details.

Copyright 1990 Publisher’s Weekly, LLC Used with permission.

Margaret Hodges
Margaret Hodges (1911-2005) was an award-winning American writer of books for children. She was awarded the Caldecott Medal for Saint George and the Dragon. Trina Schart Hyman was an American illustrator of more than 150 children's books. She received three Caldecott Honors and was awarded the Caldecott Medal for Saint George and the Dragon.
Caldecott Medal
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Winner 1985 - 1985
Keystone to Reading Book Award
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Winner 1985 - 1985
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