Dragon World: A Pop-Up Guide to These Scaled Beasts [Hardcover]

Keith Moseley (Author), Milivoj Ceran (Author), Skip Skwarek (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

From the makers of Dragons: A Pop-Up Book of Fantastic Adventures comes another delightful pop-up adventure.

Long ago, dragons were the rulers of the sky. In this pop-up treat, the history of the dragon is explored in five inventive and imaginative pop-up pages. What do dragons like? What do they eat? How have they behaved across the centuries? These questions and more find surprising answers in vibrant pop-up scenes. Dramatically presented with dynamic paper engineering, these magnificent dragons fly out as you turn the pages.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 12 pages
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams; Pop edition (December 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810994569
• ISBN-13: 978-0810994560
• Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 10.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #729,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wyrns, Wyverns, Serpents and Others -- Awesome!, December 20, 2007

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Barbara Ball "Redsetter" (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dragon World: A Pop-Up Guide to These Scaled Beasts (Hardcover)

I love this pop-up book. I only wish I'd had it when I was going through my dinosaur phase. It's beautiful to look at, with just enough "gross out" factors in the (excellent) text to keep kids riveted. DRAGON WORLD is full of new, fascinating information and convinced me that there really may have been dragons roaming the earth sometime after the dinosaurs died off - even in North America. Scientists discovered fossils they believe may have belonged to dragons. Yes, dragon fossils! I took two neighborhood boys Christmas shopping and the eleven-year-old was slumped against the wall reading DRAGON WORLD when the six-year-old wanted to look on, too. The little guy went cuckoo over the pop-ups. The golden dragon of the Far East is particularly awesome. We bought four copies, two for the boys and two for their friends. Mom and Dad told me the pop-ups have withstood many poppings in the past three days and show no signs of wear.

The book design is excellent, and the colors are gorgeous. If you like the cover (I did), then you and your kids will really enjoy the astonishing, well-organized contents. This book can open up a child's imagination to the mysteries of life, as well as to the relevance of traditional world myths - from European fire-breathers to the feathered Quetzelcoatal of the Mayan culture. I have one caveat: it's probably not so good for children of Creationists or for those who are of the persuasion that reading the Harry Potter books is sinful. I highly recommend DRAGON WORLD for most other kids, though, of any age. I think it's worth more than the $16.00 list price, but won't complain on that score. I'll just take it as a gift from the publisher.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book!, February 12, 2008

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Doug Parbery (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dragon World: A Pop-Up Guide to These Scaled Beasts (Hardcover)

What a stunning visual feast. Dragon World is a beautifully crafted and superbly written book that anyone will enjoy, regardless of age. I highly recommend it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book!, December 11, 2009

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This review is from: Dragon World: A Pop-Up Guide to These Scaled Beasts (Hardcover)

I gave this book to a five year old as a birthday gift and he loved it. The parents loved it too. I got a chance to look at it and its a beautiful book with nice pop-ups.