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A Poor Excuse for a Dragon

Paperback • 2011 • English

A Poor Excuse for a Dragon

By Geoffrey Hayes

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

Fred the dragon has a list of tasks he must complete in order to be a successful dragon—none of which comes naturally. But he's determined to make #5—eat people—work. Before you can say "pass the salt" he's gobbled up three people even though he doesn't have the stomach for it. Luckily a local shepherd, with the help of a giant and a witch, knows how to cure what ails him and get those pesky people out of his belly. It's happily-ever-after for everyone in ways you'd never expect. Geisel award-w...Show more

Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories

Book details

ISBN

9780375868672

Publisher

Random House Children's Books

Published year

2011

Language

English

Original title

A Poor Excuse for a Dragon

Format

Paperback

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