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How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head
Contributor(s): Peet, Bill (Author)

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ISBN: 0395340667     ISBN-13: 9780395340660
Publisher: Clarion Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 1983
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Annotation: Droofus the kindly dragon has a price on his head, but the small boy who befriends him refuses to sell him to the king.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General
Dewey: E
LCCN: 75135136
Age Level: 4-7
Grade Level: PreK-2
Lexile Measure: 910 AD (Adult Directed Text)
Series: Sandpiper Books
Physical Information: 0.17" H x 8.43" W x 9.77" L (0.39 lbs) 48 pages
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Awards: Colorado Children's Book Award, Winner, Picture Book, 1976
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 19570
Reading Level: 4.6   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
A classic book from Bill Peet featuring Droofus the kindly (vegetarian) dragon all about not judging others, overcoming our differences, and working together.

Droofus the kindly dragon has a price on his head, but the small boy who befriends him refuses to sell him to the king. Kids will love the surprising, funny solution to keep Droofus safe from harm and will delight in the illustrations.


Contributor Bio(s): Peet, Bill: - Bill Peet was the author of 34 books published by Houghton Mifflin. One of these, BILL PEET: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, was named a 1989 Caldecott Honor Book. All of Bill Peet's books published by Houghton Mifflin Company, including his first book for children published in 1959, HUBERT'S HAIR-RAISING ADVENTURE, remain actively in print today.

In both his career as an author and illustrator of children's books and in his work as sketch artist and continuity illustrator at Walt Disney, Bill Peet created a menagerie of memorable characters. As he himself noted, "I write about animals because I love to draw them. Most of my animal characters have human personalities, and some are much like the people I know."

At Walt Disney, where Bill Peet worked for 27 years, he was a key participant in the production of classic films such as Fantasia, Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and 101 Dalmatians for which he was not only an artist, but the screenwriter as well.

Bill Peet's signature style enabled him to create fast-paced stories of fantastical adventure delivered with warmth and laugh-out-loud hilarity. His unfailing humor did not, however, prevent him from addressing such poignant issues as kindness toward others and respect for the environment. Through the exploits of his characters, Peet offered his audience a chance to see themselves and their world through new eyes.

"At some point," Bill Peet once said, "it occurred to me that drawing was something I couldn't possibly give up, and somehow it must be turned into a profession." He went on to not only fulfill his dream but to introduce generations of young readers to his delightful vision of humor, friendship and compassion.

 
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