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Not Your Typical Dragon

Not Your Typical Dragon Hardcover - 2013

by Dan Bar-el

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When Crispin Blaze turns seven, he's expected to breathe fire like all the other dragons. But instead of fire, he breathes a host of unusual things. With wry humor and whimsical illustrations, this is an ideal story for any child who can't help being a little bit different. Full color.

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Penguin Young Readers Group, 2013. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
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  • Title Not Your Typical Dragon
  • Author Dan Bar-el
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Young Readers Group, U.S.A.
  • Date 2013
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0670014028I5N01
  • ISBN 9780670014026 / 0670014028
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 10 x 10.2 x 0.2 in (25.40 x 25.91 x 0.51 cm)
  • Ages 03 to 05 years
  • Grade levels P - K
  • Reading level 570
  • Themes
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Library of Congress subjects Individuality, Dragons
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012014391
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Summary

Everybody knows your typical dragon breathes fire.

But when Crispin tries to breathe fire on his seventh birthday, fire doesn't come out—only whipped cream! Each time Crispin tries to breathe fire, he ends up with

Band-Aids

marshmallows

teddy bears?

Crispin wonders if he’ll ever find his inner fire. But when a family emergency breaks out, it takes a little dragon with not-so-typical abilities to save the day.

With wry humor and whimsical illustrations, Not Your Typical Dragon is the perfect story for any child who can't help feeling a little bit different.

From the publisher

Dan Bar-el is an award-winning children's author, educator and storyteller. His writing includes both chapter books and picture books, all of which are highly flammable. If you are reading this book with a dragon, he asks you to please use caution. When not writing or putting out fires, Dan travels about, visiting many schools and libraries. He lives in Vancouver, BC with his wife, artist and goldsmith, Dominique Bréchault (who happens to own a blowtorch!).

Tim Bowers has illustrated over thirty books, including the New York Times best seller, Dream Big, Little Pig by Kristi Yamaguchi. His books have received numerous state and national awards and have been chosen as Junior Library Guild selections. His artwork has been exhibited in the Society of Illustrators Annual Art Exhibition in New York and Los Angeles and the prestigious Original Art Exhibition, celebrating the fine art of children's book illustration. Although Mr. Bowers was born into a proud family of hairdressers (his mother was a hairdresser, his grandmother was a hairdresser and his great-grandfather was a barber) he opted to become an illustrator. Now, without hair, Bowers continues to enjoy telling stories with pictures, which is not your typical Bowers.

Media reviews

Praise for Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el:

“Bowers colorful bug-eyed dragons and Middle-Age-meets-the-suburbs setting amplify the humor in Bar-el’s prose...” —Publishers Weekly

"Share this with your favorite atypical kids." —Kirkus

"The text emphasizes the positives of being unique." —School Library Journal

Citations

  • Booklist, 02/01/2013, Page 64
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2013, Page 20
  • Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/2013, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 12/17/2012, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 02/01/2013, Page 70

About the author

Dan Bar-el is an award-winning children's author, educator and storyteller. His writing includes both chapter books and picture books, all of which are highly flammable. If you are reading this book with a dragon, he asks you to please use caution. When not writing or putting out fires, Dan travels about, visiting many schools and libraries. He lives in Vancouver, BC with his wife, artist and goldsmith, Dominique Brchault (who happens to own a blowtorch!).

Tim Bowers has illustrated over thirty books, including the New York Times best seller, Dream Big, Little Pig by Kristi Yamaguchi. His books have received numerous state and national awards and have been chosen as Junior Library Guild selections. His artwork has been exhibited in the Society of Illustrators Annual Art Exhibition in New York and Los Angeles and the prestigious Original Art Exhibition, celebrating the fine art of children's book illustration. Although Mr. Bowers was born into a proud family of hairdressers (his mother was a hairdresser, his grandmother was a hairdresser and his great-grandfather was a barber) he opted to become an illustrator. Now, without hair, Bowers continues to enjoy telling stories with pictures, which is not your typical Bowers.

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