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The truth about dragons / written by Julie Leung ; illustrated by Hanna Cha.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: 40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1250820588
  • 9781250820587
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • [E] 23
  • 813/.6 23/eng/20230926
LOC classification:
  • PS3612 .E9216 T78 2023
  • PZ7.1 .L4856 Tr 2023
Awards:
  • Asian Pacific American Award for Literature Award, 2024
  • Caldecott Honor Book, 2024
Summary: "Brought to life with lavish and ornate illustrations, The Truth About Dragons follows a child on a journey guided by his mother's bedtime storytelling. He begins a quest into two very different forests as his grandmothers help him discover two different, but equally enchanting, truths about dragons. Eastern and Western mythologies coexist and enrich each other in this warm celebration of mixed cultural identity." -- Jacket flap.
List(s) this item appears in: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Picture Book Picture Book NMC Library Picture Book Collection PZ7.1 .L4856 Tr 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available Soon 33039001526200
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"Brought to life with lavish and ornate illustrations, The Truth About Dragons follows a child on a journey guided by his mother's bedtime storytelling. He begins a quest into two very different forests as his grandmothers help him discover two different, but equally enchanting, truths about dragons. Eastern and Western mythologies coexist and enrich each other in this warm celebration of mixed cultural identity." -- Jacket flap.

Ages 4-8. Henry Holt Books for Young Readers.

Grades K-1. Henry Holt Books for Young Readers.

Asian Pacific American Award for Literature Award, 2024

Caldecott Honor Book, 2024

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