The Dragon Prince
A Chinese Beauty & the Beast Tale
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 9, 1999
When a poor farmer falls into the clutches of a dragon, only Seven, his youngest daughter, will save him—by marrying the beast.
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- Who it’s for
- A Chinese Beauty and the Beast variation brings a familiar story into fresh folkloric territory.
- Themes
- Family devotion, Chinese folktale retelling
- Genres
- Folktale Retellings, Mythical Creatures, Asian Myths & Legends
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When a poor farmer falls into the clutches of a dragon, only Seven, his youngest daughter, will save him—by marrying the beast. Publishers Weekly praised "Yep's elegant, carefully crafted storytelling" and Mak's "skillfully and radiantly rendered illustrations" in this captivating and luminous Chinese variation of the beauty and the beast tale. A 1998 Notable Children's Trade Book in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) A 1997 Pick of the Lists (ABA)
A Dragon-Tale Turn
A Chinese Beauty and the Beast variation brings a familiar story into fresh folkloric territory.
Come here for
- A dragon at the heart of a classic tale pattern
- A Chinese folktale variation with a luminous feel
Expect
- A concise, story-led reading experience
- A marriage bargain that puts Seven at the center
Where it sits
| Mythical Creatures | 72% |
|---|---|
| Asian Myths & Legends | 51% |
| Folktale Retellings | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Animal Stories
- Art & Architecture
- Fairy Tale Collections
- Country & Ethnic Folktales
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- Folktale Retellings
- Asian Myths & Legends
- Arthurian Tales
- Stories Set in Asia
- Authors
- Laurence Yep
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 9, 1999
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Family devotion · Chinese folktale retelling
- Reading lane
- Animal Stories