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Bella’s Dragon - Chris PowlingBella’s Dragon by Chris PowlingPublished by The Penguin Group, 1990 ISBN 0-14-032735-5 Illustrations © Robert Bartelt, 1990 Readers will find themselves in the middle of this story straightaway. There is no lead-up or background to the appearance of the dragon in Bella’s back garden. Ordinary events, like Bella’s day off school because of burst pipes, are presented alongside the extraordinary arrival of a dragon in the garden in a way that reads quite natural. When Bella tells the dragon to take no notice of inquisitive passers-by, the dragon replies, “I thought they were pointing at you.” This is an example of the consistent humour present throughout the story. Large type with illustrations on every double-page spread and repeated text throughout this Puffin Read Alone will appeal to beginner readers. http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/.../pictures_words/bellas_dragon.htm |