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A review by geekwayne
The Dragon Hunters by James Russell
2.0
'The Dragon Hunters' by James Russell with art by Link Choi is a book filled with adventure, a dragon, and a lost dog.
Flynn and Paddy live on an island with their mom and their dog Coco. When Coco gets captured by a dragon, it's up to the boys to go rescue her. They pack for a trip, make some ghastly sounding sandwiches and set out to find Coco. And it all kind of rhymes.
I say kind of because it doesn't lilt off the tongue like good kids rhyming books do. There is also a map and an app you can download to see the map do cool things through a smart phone or tablet. The book is cute. One art choice in particular left me scratching my head. It's a picture of the mother and all you basically get is a torso shot. Her face and legs are cut off. It's a really odd choice for an illustration. Other than that, the pictures are colorful, the dragon is fierce and the boys are heroic. I just wish the authors had spent more time on the book and maybe less on the gimicky app.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Sourcebooks Jabberwocky and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
Flynn and Paddy live on an island with their mom and their dog Coco. When Coco gets captured by a dragon, it's up to the boys to go rescue her. They pack for a trip, make some ghastly sounding sandwiches and set out to find Coco. And it all kind of rhymes.
I say kind of because it doesn't lilt off the tongue like good kids rhyming books do. There is also a map and an app you can download to see the map do cool things through a smart phone or tablet. The book is cute. One art choice in particular left me scratching my head. It's a picture of the mother and all you basically get is a torso shot. Her face and legs are cut off. It's a really odd choice for an illustration. Other than that, the pictures are colorful, the dragon is fierce and the boys are heroic. I just wish the authors had spent more time on the book and maybe less on the gimicky app.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Sourcebooks Jabberwocky and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.