The Dragon and the Unicorn
by Lynne Cherry
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Author: Lynne CherryEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-08-15
ISBN: 0152018883
Number of pages: 36
Publisher: Sandpiper
Book Reviews of The Dragon and the Unicorn
Book Review: A WELL WRITTEN STORY, WONDERFULLY ILLUSTRATED WITH GREAT MESSAGES
Summary: 5 Stars
In an ancient forest in a long ago time there lived a dragon named Valerio and a unicorn by the name of Allegra; a gentle and wise creature she was. These two friends love their forest, the beauty, the animals who lived there, the giant trees, flowers and above all the peace.
One day the two friends happened upon some two legged animals, men, men who were cutting down threes and destroying this wonderfully enchanted place. This is the premise of this work. Can these two friends, with the help of the daughter of the King save this beautiful wilderness?
This is one of the best illustrated works I have reviewed in quite some time. The art work is absolutely fantastic. Everything is extremely detailed in subdued, misty and realistic colors. Each page has a boarder; plants, animals, birds and other growing things that frame each and every illustration. If nothing else, this work is a delight for the eye of both young and old.
The entire message of this work is one addressing environmental issues. It does not make man out to be evil and thoughtless; only uninformed and rather unthinking. I note that a few folks have found the story to be "boring." I personally found just the opposite. I felt the story was good and absolutely packed with wonderful points that can and do lead to some wonderful discussion with the children.
Now, I will not mince words here. This work will have a very strong appeal for the "tree hugger" crowd but I must admit to you I am one of those creatures, i.e. a tree hugger, so this work fit my agenda perfectly. Also, the author has used multiracial human characters, i.e. the King and his family are obviously black with a hint of Hispanic. Again, this fits my agenda perfectly and I strongly feel that this will make this work much for appealing for minority children...if fact I know so, as I have read this particular work to multiracial groups of children and they were delighted. Unfortunately these two messages will bend the noses out of shape of some individuals, indeed some groups of people. So be it...it might be good for them. There is also a hit of magic (dragons and unicorns and mythological creatures, oh my!). This will probably offend yet another "special group." Again, so be it and again, it might be good for them.
All in all I found this to be a delightful book and do highly recommend it.
Don Blankenship
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