Awards

• Short-listed for Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2007

Overview

Hannah, Zachary, and Sarah Emily return to Lonely Island to save their friend, Fafnyr, a three-headed dragon, from being captured by a rich man who wants to put the creature on display.

Full Product Details

Author:   Rupp Rebecca ,  Wendell Minor
Publisher:   Walker Books Ltd
Imprint:   Walker Books Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.304kg
ISBN:  

9780763623777

ISBN 10:   0763623776
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 August 2005
Recommended Age:   From 10 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Children / Juvenile ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Actually, it's young Hannah, Zachary and Sarah Emily who do the returning, as they come back to visit Fafnyr, the golden-scaled, three-headed cave-dweller first met in The Dragon of Lonely Island (1998). As before, Rupp offers three dragon tales imbedded in a larger story. Discovering that reclusive billionaire J.P. King has come to Lonely Island on a mysterious quest, the anxious children rush to warn Fafnyr. They hear tales of young people-an ancient Greek shepherd, a young squire dreaming of knighthood and a child fleeing with her family on the Underground Railroad-who receive rescue, as well as insights into not judging by appearances, right action and the real meaning of freedom, respectively, from an amiable dragon. Though by giving the dragon the power to cloud men's minds, the author robs the climax of both suspense and a chance for the children to take any active role in foiling the menacing King, her fluent prose and savvy, lightly presented life advice make this as readable and thought provoking as its predecessor. (Fiction. 10-12) (Kirkus Reviews)

Author Information

"Rebecca Rupp has written nonfiction articles for many national magazines on topics ranging from the history of blue jeans to the science of ice cream.. She is also the author of THE DRAGON OF LONELY ISLAND, THE WATERSTONE, and several nonfiction books, both for children and adults. Of THE RETURN OF THE DRAGON, she says, ""I hope all of you enjoy the return of Fafnyr's cave and hearing from Aunt Mehitabel again as much as I have. Much as I love the three-headed dragon, I also love Aunt Mehitabel. I plan to be just like her when I turn eighty-five."" Rebecca Rupp lives in Vermont with her husband, three sons, three cats, and a tarantula named Immanuel Kant."""

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