Saint George and the Dragon

About this book

Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.

Subjects

  • age:max:7
  • age:min:3
  • award:caldecott_award
  • caldecott medal
  • children's fiction
  • collectionid:caldecott80
  • dragons
  • fantasy fiction
  • fiction
  • folklore
  • grade:max:3
  • grade:min:preschool
  • illustrated children's books
  • juvenile fiction
  • juvenile literature
  • knights and knighthood
  • legends
  • lexile:1080
  • lexile_code:ad
  • lexile_range:1001-1100
  • monsters, fiction