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A Gold Star for Zog
The ultimate back-to-school quest from bestsellers Donaldson and Scheffler
What do dragons learn at Madam Dragon's school?
How to fly. . .
How to roar. . .
How to breathe fire!
Zog is the most eager student in the class, but he's also the most accident-prone. With each test (and each bump, bruise, or scrape), his dream of earning a gold star seems further away than ever.
But a...more
What do dragons learn at Madam Dragon's school?
How to fly. . .
How to roar. . .
How to breathe fire!
Zog is the most eager student in the class, but he's also the most accident-prone. With each test (and each bump, bruise, or scrape), his dream of earning a gold star seems further away than ever.
But a...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
July 1st 2012
by Arthur A. Levine Books
(first published January 1st 2010)
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Zog is an accident prone dragon that attends Dragon school to learn a new skill every year. He is determined to receive a gold star and every year he sets off independently to try and achieve his goal. When he sets off on his own he causes accidents, only to be rescued by a very caring girl who takes care of Zog’s bumps and bruises ready to set him off in the “blue”, known as the sky. The tasks become harder each year and by year four Madam Dragon sets out a task to capture a princess, he is uns...more
This is a story about a little dragon named Zog who wants to be the best student in his dragon school. His first test is learning to fly. Zog ends up flying into a tree and falling and hurting his head. He meets a nice little girl who puts a band aid on his head and he feels better. He flies away. A year goes by and Zog must learn to roar like a proper dragon. He roars and roars until his throat starts hurting. Along come the same little girl, just a year older, and she gives him a peppermint st...more
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This is another great read from the Donaldson/Scheffler team. The illustration’s are in the same vein as those you would expect from Gruffalo and the like; clever, funny, brightly coloured and plenty to accompany the story for a little reader.
The story of the dragons made me smile alot. It’s great to see them learn how to be dragons and make plenty of mistakes along the way. Dragon school looks cool and is a great idea for children to relate too.
I also enjoyed...more
This is another great read from the Donaldson/Scheffler team. The illustration’s are in the same vein as those you would expect from Gruffalo and the like; clever, funny, brightly coloured and plenty to accompany the story for a little reader.
The story of the dragons made me smile alot. It’s great to see them learn how to be dragons and make plenty of mistakes along the way. Dragon school looks cool and is a great idea for children to relate too.
I also enjoyed...more
This is a story about a young dragon who is attending Dragon school. He is very keen and tries really hard with all his lesson, however, things always seem to go wrong and he is constantly having accidents. Every time he hurts himself a mysterious girl comes along and bandages him up. One of Zogs task is to capture a princess who turns out to be the girl who always helps him. She is happy for zog to capture her as she is happy to escape from her royal life. Zog gets his gold star and the princes...more
Zog is a young dragon learning how to be a dragon at dragon school. Throughout his schooling he is helped out of various scrapes by a little girl who grows up to be a princess. The story is told in rhyming verse and is beautifully illustrated. The thing I love most about this book is how it subverts the traditional tropes: the princess wants to be a doctor, the knight who comes to 'rescue' her decides he'd rather she taught him medicine, Zog chooses a career as an air ambulance and even the knig...more
Celyn went into hospital today for a procedure under General Anaesthetic and while she was out I nipped down from the Children's Hospital to the nearby Waterstones and picked this up (also signed 3 Prince of Thorns & 1 King of Thorns copy (Bristol, Galleries)). We read it together while she was recovering before going home.
Nice read. Not quite Room on the Broom or Stickman quality, but a solid 3.75 stars. The fairybook princess and rescuing knight both throw off their stereotypes and opt to...more
Nice read. Not quite Room on the Broom or Stickman quality, but a solid 3.75 stars. The fairybook princess and rescuing knight both throw off their stereotypes and opt to...more
Zog is a dragon who grows up from being in year one at school to year six. There is an emphasis on the stages in school, which can be related to the real world and it would also be great to link to mathematics for simple rote counting. Zog is also a rhyming book that can be used to develop a child’s phonics skills. It incorporates the rule of three as the dragon hurts himself three times and is helped by a princess each time, this helps children to follow the story and prediction can be included...more
Another Julia Donaldson picture book on its way to being a classic! It is beautifully illustrated by Axel Scheffler and tells the story of Zog the dragon who is not quite like other dragons.
This is a great addition to any bookshelf but it will probably be snatched by Key Stage 1. Any child however, will love the moral behind the story and it would be ideal for any EAL or SEN to add to their reading collection, especially as a home book.
It is a great addition to phonics lessons as it is written i...more
This is a great addition to any bookshelf but it will probably be snatched by Key Stage 1. Any child however, will love the moral behind the story and it would be ideal for any EAL or SEN to add to their reading collection, especially as a home book.
It is a great addition to phonics lessons as it is written i...more
Zog is a young dragon who desperately wants to win a gold star in his dragon classes. Unfortunately, he isn’t having much luck. Flying classes ended with him crashing into a tree, though he was patched up with a band-aid from a young girl. In Year Two, Zog learned how to roar. The same girl, a little older now, offered him a peppermint for his scratchy throat after he tried too hard. The next year, Zog learned how to breathe fire but set his own wing on fire. Again, the girl was there to bandage...more
A dragon named Zog attends dragon school and wants to be the best he can be. He has help from a young lady who turns out to be a princess but really wants to be a doctor. This is sort of a strange story, super random but without the humor that I usually expect from a story like that. The saving grace is that it has a message that it is ok to go against societal expectations, which I always like.
I saw this book and had to buy it for my niece (obviously I was required to read it myself first). Zog is a young dragon who is at school. Every lesson he ends up injured, only to be helped out by a princess who wants to be a doctor. It is written in rhyme and the artwork is lovely. I think the moral is that you can be whatever you want to be, no matter who you are. And it has dragons in it.
Apr 05, 2013
Magila
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children,
picture-books
A nice book for both girls and boys. It covers the misadventures of a dragon that doesn't seem to be able to do anything right at school. He is helped time and again by a young girl.
There are some very positive themes about growing up, chasing your dream, girl power, fitting in, working hard, etc. Well illustrated, colorful, and unique, this is a great read.
Recommend.
There are some very positive themes about growing up, chasing your dream, girl power, fitting in, working hard, etc. Well illustrated, colorful, and unique, this is a great read.
Recommend.
What is it about the Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler combination that makes these books so appealing to toddlers? I even don't mind reading them to Bea of an evening.
Zog is a new addition in Boardbook (she is going through a rough page turning patch and I can't bear rips) and it's a delightful tale of a Dragon, well, learning to be a Dragon.
Zog is a new addition in Boardbook (she is going through a rough page turning patch and I can't bear rips) and it's a delightful tale of a Dragon, well, learning to be a Dragon.
It is difficult to tell a story in rhyme scheme that holds its meter and flow. This book keeps the rhyme convincingly going throughout, it's a good story, it has repetitive language (which I like) and the illustrations are really fun. Another plus is that it contains both mail and female characters. Winner!
So cute. About a dragon who wants to be the best in class, but just can't cut it. Every year something bad happens to him and a little girl helps him. She and him grow up, and she becomes the doctor for the dragons until a knight comes to rescue her! But does she need him?
Compared to other books in the library the vivid illustrations and clever composition of this book are stand out good. But it's not a favourite Donaldson book for us.
Starting to wonder if I will EVER fall in love with a rhyming text again. However, this book gets big points for having a plot I HAVE NEVER READ BEFORE. :)
Like the exuberance of the dragon and the helping theme, but seems a little to politically correct at the end and the theme/purpose gets muddy.
Wonderful! I laughed out loud the first ten times I read this to my two year old daughter. Favorite book in the rotation right now.
This book challenges identity for the young reader and supports not growing up to be who everyone expects you to be. There is a dragon, a princess and a knight that all explore other ways of living.
dragon keeps needing help and girl keeps helping him. turns out she's a princess, but she wants to be a doctor instead.
I had to read this book more than 10 times to my kids and they love it. The story and the pictures are nice, teh text ends in rimes and there is a moral at the end.
More kids books need to be written in iambic pentameter. My kids love this book and I love reading it.
Cute, colorful dragons, and a story with happy endings for everyone.
The illustrations remind me of Where the wild things are
A fine offering for kiddos looking for more dragon books.
5 stars from start to happy ending. -Monty K.
My 2 year olds favourite at the moment.
Feb 27, 2013
Shazzer
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
picture-books,
picture-books-2010
They did it again! Great fun.
A fun book about Zog and the girl who keeps helping him eventually finding the right place for themselves in the world. Rhyming text, great illustrations.
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Growing up
I grew up in a tall Victorian London house with my parents, grandmother, aunt, uncle, younger sister Mary and cat Geoffrey (who was really a prince in disguise. Mary and I would argue about which of us would marry him).
Mary and I were always creating imaginary characters and mimicking real ones, and I used to write shows and choreograph ballets for us. A wind-up gramophone wafted out Cho...more
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I grew up in a tall Victorian London house with my parents, grandmother, aunt, uncle, younger sister Mary and cat Geoffrey (who was really a prince in disguise. Mary and I would argue about which of us would marry him).
Mary and I were always creating imaginary characters and mimicking real ones, and I used to write shows and choreograph ballets for us. A wind-up gramophone wafted out Cho...more
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