The Dragons Are Singing Tonight
Hardcover – Picture Book, September 15, 1993
HarperCollins · Hardcover · September 15, 1993
From beloved children's poet Jack Prelutsky and acclaimed illustrator Peter Sis comes a fierce, fanciful series of poems all about dragons: dragons fierce and dragons friendly; dragons' lairs and dragons' eggs; even a menacing dragon living inside a computer—all spring to life in these enchanting poems and paintings.
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- Who it’s for
- Dragons make poetry and wordplay a lively pleasure to read aloud.
- Themes
- Dragons, Poetry and wordplay
- Genres
- Poetry, Mythical Creatures, Stories in Verse
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From beloved children's poet Jack Prelutsky and acclaimed illustrator Peter Sis comes a fierce, fanciful series of poems all about dragons: dragons fierce and dragons friendly; dragons' lairs and dragons' eggs; even a menacing dragon living inside a computer—all spring to life in these enchanting poems and paintings. "Prelutsky and Sis bring to life so many sorts of dragons: the large, the small, the ferocious, the technological, the gentle, the ominous, and the disconsolate.
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There's a `just right' quality to the verse that makes it a pleasure to read the words aloud. Because it appeals on so many levels, this is one poetry book that won't sit on the shelf for long."—Booklist. This New York Times Notable Book of the Year is a wonderful introduction to the pleasures of poetry and word play from a master of the genre, Jack Prelutsky.
Dragons in Verse
Dragons make poetry and wordplay a lively pleasure to read aloud.
Come here for
- Fierce, friendly, and gloriously varied dragons
- Poems with a knack for reading aloud
Expect
- Fanciful verse paired with paintings
- A playful introduction to poetry and wordplay
Where it sits
| Mythical Creatures | 96% |
|---|---|
| Poetry | 59% |
| Stories in Verse | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Bear Stories
- Mythical Creatures
- Baby Animals
- Boys & Men
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- Girls & Young Women
- Halloween Stories
- Magic & Fantasy
- Beginner Readers
- Authors
- Jack Prelutsky
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 15, 1993
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Dragons · Poetry and wordplay
- Reading lane
- Bear Stories