Useful Books - Dragon Myths and Legends
Here is a short bibliography of ten children's books about dragon myth and legend.
 Dragons: Truth, Myth and Legend
author: David Passes
(Paperback)
Chrysalis Children's Books (Jul 2005)
ISBN: 1844584763
Stories inc: Marduck and Tiamat, Indra and Vritia, Heracles and the Hydra, Cadmus and the Golden Dragon, Beowulf and the Fire Dragon, Saint George, The Lambton Worm, The Chinese Dragon's Pearl. |
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 Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons
author: Dugald Steer
(Hardcover)
Publisher: Templar Publishing (Oct 2003)
ISBN: 1840115033
Visit companion website here. Illustrated with pull-out booklets, a sample of 'shed' dragon skin, a piece of wing membrane, with information about how dragons fly, and everything about their life cycle. |
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 The Golden Hoard: Myths & Legends of the World
author: Geraldine McCaughrean
(Hardcover)
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (April 1996)
ISBN: 0689807414
Includes stories from Greece, Rome, Mesopotamia, Germany, Mexico, and many other cultures both ancient and modern.
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 Saint George and the Dragon
author: Geraldine McCaughrean
(Paperback)
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Mar 2000)
ISBN: 192723766
A retelling of the traditional English tale.
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 The Orchard Book of Greek Myths
author: Geraldine McCaughrean
(Hardcover)
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (April 1996)
ISBN: 0689807414
16 favourite Greek myths such as the adventures of Jason, Theseus and Odysseus, and Heracles.
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 Myths and Legends from Around the World
author: Sandy Shepherd
(Hardcover)
Publisher: Prentice Hall & IBD (Oct 1994)
ISBN: 0027623556
Fifty stories from different countries, including the Chinese story of the Divine Archer and the Dragon.
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 The Book of Dragons and Other Mythical Beasts
author: Joe Niggs
(Hardcover)
Publisher: Prentice Hall & IBD (Oct 1994)
ISBN: 0027623556
A modern collection of animal folklore, including beasts from all over the world.
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 The Daring Dragon and The Kingdom Under the Sea
author: Margaret Mayo
(Paperback)
Publisher: Orchard Books (Feb 2004)
ISBN: 1843620936
Special notes accompany the book to highlight elements relevant to the Key Stage 2 National Literary Strategy.
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 The Book of Dragons: Tales and Legends from Many Lands
author: O.Muiriel Fuller
(Paperback)
Publisher: Dover Publications (Feb 2002)
ISBN: 0486419835
Twenty stories written for children based on myths from Germany, Romania, China, France, Greece, Wales, Serbia, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, England, and Japan. Includes 'The Golden Apple-Tree and the Nine Peahens', 'The Two Brothers and the Forty-Nine Dragons,' 'The Legend of the Viking's Cave,' 'Yanni and the Dragon,' 'St. George and the Dragon'. |
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 Stories of Dragons (Young Reading)
author: Christopher Rawson
(Paperback)
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd (April 2003)
ISBN: 0746054041
Four contemporary stories about dragons.
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