[bksvol-discuss] Book to be submitted Saint George and the Dragon
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:41:15 -0500
When the website decides that I am o.k. to submit again, sigh, is
frustrating, I will be submitting Saint George and the DRagon
Here is the book jacket info. The book will be under the .rtf section of
the website.
Set "in the days when monsters and giants and fairy-folk lived in England,"
this retelling of a classic and well-loved tale recounts the battle between
Saint George and the Dragon - a creature so huge and fearsome that his tail
"swept the land behind him for almost half a mile," and whose "deep jaws
gaped wide, showing three rows of iron teeth ready to devour his prey."
In graceful and evocative prose, Margaret Hodges retells the dramatic story
from Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene. Trina Schart Hyman portrays the
monstrous dragon; the long, horrible battle; and the final victory
celebration in exquisite detail, bringing her full artistic genius to bear
in this work. Both storyteller and artist have re-created this timeless
legend in a book for children of generations to come.
MARGARET HODGES
first thought of retelling the story of Saint George and the Dragon when a
professor of hers mentioned that he had read Spenser's Faerie Queen, to his
four year old granddaughter. After Mrs. Hodges saw a reading of the story
enacted by puppets, she "became devoted to Saint George" and says that she
finds him "everywhere - in paintings, sculpture, stained glass, in poetry,
and, above all, in legends of many lands. Saint George, it seems, is loved
everywhere for his courage and virtue. In Spenser's version the character of
Una is equally brave and adventurous."
Margaret Hodges is Professor Emeritus in the School of Library and
Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh. She has written over
twenty books for children and has a special interest in folklore and legends
passed down through the oral tradition.
TRINA SCHART HYMAN
describes herself as "an old-fashioned, traditional kind of illustrator,"
who welcomed the chance to try out all her romantic ideas on this retelling
of Saint George and the Dragon. In the process, she "gained a lot of respect
for all her old heroes and their warlike ways," and admits that she was very
relieved when the Dragon was finally killed. In the borders of the book, she
has painted flowers that are indigenous to the British Isles. Trina Schart
Hyman lives in Lyme, New Hampshire, and has illustrated many classic fairy
tales for children, including Snow White and The Sleeping Beauty.
Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
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