The Complete Book of Dragons (Classic Books on CD Collection) [UNABRIDGED] (Audio CD)

by E. Nesbit; Flo Gibson (Narrator) (Author)

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Product Description
Nine stories featuring dragons by the famous author. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Audio CD
• Publisher: Audio Book Contractors, Inc. (November 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155685885X
• ISBN-13: 978-1556858857
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,406,850 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another classic by E. Nesbit, November 19, 2003

By	P. Gardner "Penny Gardner" (American Fork, UT USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The complete book of dragons

I'm thoroughly enjoying reading this book with my 10-year-old son. The language and humor are rich. It is a collection of shorter works. So far, we've just read the first story in which a little boy finds himself king and accidentally releases a fierce dragon into his kingdom. After much tribulation the boy-king figures out how to correct his mistake and return the dragon to the book from which he had escaped because of the boy-king's curiosity and disobedience.

"But when Lionel was in bed he could not sleep for thinking of the book, and when the full moon was shining with all her might and light he got up and crept down to the library and climbed up and got 'The Book of Beasts.'"

2.0 out of 5 stars Great Story, Annoying Narration, August 12, 2008

By	EReads - See all my reviews

This is a brilliant book by Edith Nesbit. Unfortunately, my son hates the narration (I'm not keen on it either). He finds it difficult to understand. It isn't the accent - many of our close friends have thick accents and we've lived abroad before. It's that Ms. Gibson's voice is old-fashioned, deep & grating (like she's had a few too many cigarettes). The way she speaks is just strange - think: gravelly, sometimes staccato, strange rhythm and oddly pinched. I think this is a very poor value. I gave it two stars because the story is great. However, this is a CD and we just can't get over the narration though the sound quality is good. It may just be personal preference, but I regret the purchase. Oh, and it isn't that she does "voices" for different characters - I like that & do it when I read to my son. It's just I don't like the way she does it.