Here There Be Dragons
In Here There Be Dragons, dragons appear in every guise—ghastly, ghoulish, gentle, gargantuan—always endowed with the author’s ingenious touches. Each piece is introduced with the fascinating, and often revealing, story of its making and is illustrated with the intricate, moody pencil drawings of David Wilgus.\ \ \ A collection of both new and previously published stories and poems about dragons by Jane Yolen.\
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In Here There Be Dragons, dragons appear in every guise—ghastly, ghoulish, gentle, gargantuan—always endowed with the author’s ingenious touches. Each piece is introduced with the fascinating, and often revealing, story of its making and is illustrated with the intricate, moody pencil drawings of David Wilgus.Publishers WeeklyDragon-lovers and maybe even dinophiles will unite to celebrate Yolen's (the Dragon's Blood trilogy) virtuosic poems and stories about dragons. Some new, others previously published, the entries cover a spectrum of genres: tales of heroic battles, romance, fantasy, science fiction (one story is set on another planet), occasional blood and guts, a story of Chinese origin, an ancient story retold (Merlin is a dragon) and even borscht-belt humor (`` `Is that all you can say?' asked the dragon. `I tell you I am The Dragon and all you can answer is oh ?' ''). Yolen introduces each selection, supplying its genesis and adding invitingly personal anecdotes (e.g., her son had a tattoo made from an illustration for the poem ``The Making of Dragons''). An older reader's companion to Jack Prelutsky and Peter Sis's The Dragons Are Singing Tonight (Children's Forecasts, Oct. 11). Illustrations not seen by PW. Ages 10-up. (Nov.)
\ Publishers Weekly\ - Publisher's Weekly\ Dragon-lovers and maybe even dinophiles will unite to celebrate Yolen's (the Dragon's Blood trilogy) virtuosic poems and stories about dragons. Some new, others previously published, the entries cover a spectrum of genres: tales of heroic battles, romance, fantasy, science fiction (one story is set on another planet), occasional blood and guts, a story of Chinese origin, an ancient story retold (Merlin is a dragon) and even borscht-belt humor (`` `Is that all you can say?' asked the dragon. `I tell you I am The Dragon and all you can answer is oh ?' ''). Yolen introduces each selection, supplying its genesis and adding invitingly personal anecdotes (e.g., her son had a tattoo made from an illustration for the poem ``The Making of Dragons''). An older reader's companion to Jack Prelutsky and Peter Sis's The Dragons Are Singing Tonight (Children's Forecasts, Oct. 11). Illustrations not seen by PW. Ages 10-up. (Nov.)\ \ \ \ \ School Library JournalGr 3-8-Here there be dragons, indeed-a total of five poems and eight stories from the prolific Yolen. Each selection is preceded by a chatty introduction explaining some aspect of where, when, how, or why she wrote it. She has clearly given much thought to dragons, and presents them convincingly from many points of view. ``Great-grandfather Dragon's Tale'' is a plausible, if revisionist, retelling of the legend of St. George from a different point of view. ``The Dragon's Boy'' is an episode in the early life of Artos and Merlin in the spirit of T.H. White's The Sword in the Stone. ``Cockfight'' is a story about Jakkin of Austar IV and his red dragon, which led to Yolen's well-known trilogy of dragon novels.``The King's Dragon'' and ``One Ox, Two Ox, Three Ox, and the Dragon King'' are pieces that have the familiar motifs and rhythmic cadences of authentic folktales, making them good read-aloud choices. There are evil dragons as well as good ones in this collection, and after experiencing their variety and might, readers won't be able to help echoing the author's hope that they will return some day.-Susan L. Rogers, Chestnut Hill Academy, PA\ \
