Saint George and the dragon : a golden legend / adapted by Margaret Hodges from Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene ; illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.
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TextPublication details: Boston : Little, Brown, c1984.Edition: 1st edDescription: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 27 cmISBN: - 0316367893
- 9780316367899
- Caldecott Medal, 1985.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | 398.22 Ho | 1985 | Available | Newbery/Caldecott Award Winner | 33111006489948 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Winner of the Caldecott Medal
Adorned with astonishingly beautiful art from beloved children's illustrator Trina Schart Hyman, here is an award-winning tale of bravery, perseverance, and peace.
This breathtakingly illustrated adaptation of a classic story is a must-have addition to any collection of folklore and fairy tales. Saint George and the Drago n dramatically retells the epic episode from Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings joy to the land.
"[The illustrations] glitter with color and mesmerizing details."― Publisher's Weekly
Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land. Caldecott Medal Books 1985
Caldecott Medal, 1985.