This Caldecottwinning book is a fantastic folklore. A young knight set out on his first quest, by the Queen of the Fairies, to face a deadly monstrous dragon; also joining him on his quest is a princess named Una, and a dwarf. The story takes places in England many centuries ago when monsters and giants lived. The author also uses boarder’s throughout the book to really add to the feeling that is book might have been past down all these years and know you get to read it. The author also uses color to set mood throughout the book in times of peace in the book there is light sky and all the clouds are white, but the more danger the darker the clouds and sky and colors become. The author also use the size of the image to show the power that image has for example the dragon is the book is HUGE. In the book the Knight, also known as, Red Cross Knight, as some very grim battles he must face, but with is persistence sans courage is able to reach his goal, and he becomes know as St. George, the patron saint of England. In Saint George and the Dragon there are two type of writing styles. One is of the narrator, in what one would call modern English. The other is in Italics and has a very different ring to it, and is in different voices. Book teaches about overcoming adversity through persistence and courage.
Hodges, Margaret. Saint George and the Dragon.
Boston, London, Toronto: Little, Brown, and Company, 1984
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This fairy tale seems pretty intersting to me,I like storyline and illustration. although I just only saw the bookcover, it is so antic.
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