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Knight and the Dragon

  • 1980 first published
  • 31 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (3 ratings)
  • 11 editions

Tomie dePaola's Knight and the Dragon (1980) is a dragon fantasy short story. Key subjects include knights and knighthood, dragons, hmong language materials and Bilingual.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 33 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions.

At about 31 pages, most readers finish it in about 35 minutes.

About Knight and the Dragon

A knight who has never fought a dragon and an equally inexperienced dragon prepare to meet each other in battle.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Knights and knighthood
  • Dragons
  • Children's fiction
  • Children's stories
  • Hmong language materials
  • Bilingual
  • Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
  • Fantasy fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Knight and the Dragon?

Knight and the Dragon was written by Tomie dePaola and first published in 1980.

What genre is Knight and the Dragon?

It is usually shelved as Dragon Fiction.

How long is Knight and the Dragon?

The median edition has 31 pages, about about 35 minutes of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Knight and the Dragon?

Readers who like it often enjoy Dealing with Dragons, The Book of Dragons and Drachenreiter.

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