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Niemann, Christoph

The Pet Dragon: A Story About Adventure, Friendship, and Chinese Characters

40 pp. | Greenwillow | September, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-157776-5 $16.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-06-157777-2 $17.89
(4) K-3 Lin is upset about losing her pet dragon. As the search progresses, readers learn how to write Chinese characters, which are then incorporated into the cleanly composed digital illustrations in crisp lines and vibrant colors. The mishmash of clichés (ping-pong playing, the Great Wall), some errors (girl with boy's hairstyle) in the imagery, and lack of a pronunciation guide are drawbacks.
Reviewer: Roxanne Hsu Feldman

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