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Gargoyles (All Aboard Reading)

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Children will walk away from this easy reader with a wealth of knowledge about gargoyles! The illustrations complement the rich and accessible text by giving a medieval feel! A great read aloud! A great independent read!

"Gargoyles: Monsters in Stone" is a fine educational book by young readers. Jennifer Dussling's text is accompanied by Peter Church's charming full-color illustrations. Together, these collaborators explain the story behind the stone gargoyles that can be seen high up on many buildings.

The book explains the practical function of the gargoyles (to drain water from buildings). The book also explains how a stone carver creates a gargoyle, and illustrates various types of gargoyles. The illustrations are particularly pleasing, as are the Celtic-looking design borders that are used on the pages. A must-have for kids with an interest in the topic.

You know what? My daughter, 23 months, LOVES this book. Gargoyle (or rather, "ga-goyle") has become one of her favorite words. She asks for this book by name frequently, and excitedly points out gargoyles she sees on local buildings in Chicago. This is a pleasant change of pace from the usual childhood fare.

Reason for Reading: Son read aloud to me as his reader.

We were really pleased with this book. Ds didn't know anything about gargoyles before reading the book and found the topic fascinating. He says he'll be looking up now instead of looking down to see if he can spot his first gargoyle. I'm not sure if there are any around here but if there are going to be any we should find them somewhere on our travels as we live in the oldest part of the province. Very informative, even I learned a thing or two such as where the name comes from. The illustrations are beautiful and the reading level was good for my son, just a bit of a challenge. An impressive little book at this level of reading. Too bad it has gone out of print. It certainly isn't outdated! Hope they'll reprint this one soon!