Fiery dragons, playful centaurs, the mysterious garusa, the web-footed bunyip--these and other mythological creatures abound in Eric Carle's Dragons Dragons.
6-9 Years
11.62" x 9.2" Hardcover
72 Pages
Juvenile Nonfiction, Poetry

Description

About the Book

From dragons and griffins to mermaids and bunyips, mythological creatures abound in this joyous treasury of poetry celebrating mythology and legends from around the world. Eric Carle's playful and vibrantly-colored collages illustrate the fantastic beasts in more than 30 poems from renowned writers. 8-page gatefold.

Book Synopsis

Fiery dragons, playful centaurs, the mysterious garusa, the web-footed bunyip--these and other mythological creatures abound in Eric Carle's Dragons Dragons. In this companion volume to Eric Carle's Animals Animals, he celebrates mythology and legends from around the world, and breathes life into the creatures that inhabit them. Illustrating poetry from such authors as Anne McCaffrey, X. J. Kennedy, Myra Cohn Livingston, and John Gardner, Eric Carle invites readers of all ages to enter the fabulous world of Dragons Dragons & other creatures that never were.

About the Author

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. www.eric-carle.com

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 11.62 Inches (H) x 9.2 Inches (W) x .51 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.28 Pounds

Suggested Age: 6-9 Years

Sub-Genre: Poetry

Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction

Number of Pages: 72

Publisher: World of Eric Carle

Theme: General

Format: Hardcover

Author: Eric Carle

Language: English

Street Date: September 18, 1991

TCIN: 93282118

UPC: 9780399221057

Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-4700

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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