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The Dragon's Robe
A young weaver in twelfth-century China saves her people from drought and foreign invasion by weaving the imperial dragon's robe.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 1990
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March 4, 2018
a poor weaver is able to save China from greedy lords
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February 15, 2026
beautiful illustrations
June 11, 2008
We all liked this story and the illustrations were gorgeous. The men in this story are rather rude and it is a tad violent, but nothing to stop us from reading the book.
One son couldn't get enough of it and looked through it every day for a few weeks.
It doesn't "teach" anything about history but it has such great pictures done in the Chinese style and is a traditional Chinese story so I think we'll be using it again.
One son couldn't get enough of it and looked through it every day for a few weeks.
It doesn't "teach" anything about history but it has such great pictures done in the Chinese style and is a traditional Chinese story so I think we'll be using it again.
August 1, 2011
1991 PEN Center USA Award Winner for Children's Literature
February 28, 2015
Great illustrations - the story is a little convoluted.
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