The Dragon Machine - Hardcover

Ward, Helen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525471146 ISBN 13: 9780525471141

Publisher: Dutton Childrens Books, 2003

Synopsis

Having lived a quiet and lonely life, George is surprised to discover that he has been given the gift to see dragons, but as they appear in great numbers, George also realizes that this gift means that he is the chosen one to lead these powerful creatures back to the safety of the vast wilderness where they belong.

About this title

Review:

"another atmospheric tale" Books for the Young; "a wonderful witty twist to this particular dragon's tail" The Observer"

About the Author:

Helen Ward trained as an illustrator at Brighton School of Art, under the direction of well-known children's illustrators such as Raymond Briggs, Justin Todd, Chris McEwan and John Vernon Lord. In 1985, her final year at Brighton, Helen was awarded the first Walker Prize for Children's Illustration. Awards for Helen's work include The National Art Library Awards 1998 and 2001 for The Hare and the Tortoise and her version of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows in the Templar Classic series, and The National Art Library Award for The Tin Forest. She was shortlisted for the prestigious Kate Greenaway Award in 2003 for The Cockerel and the Fox. This book also won the award in the children's trade category at the British Book Design and Production Awards presented in November 2003. Helen Ward lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0525471146
• ISBN 13: 9780525471141
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Anderson Wayne