The Book of Dragons. E. Nesbit

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Dragons &#8212; of all sorts &#8212; make for marvelous fun, and this collection of madcap tales is filled with them. Some of the legendary monsters are funny and mischievous, others are downright frightening, and a number of them are wild and unpredictable. There's a dragon made of ice, another that takes refuge in the General Post Office, a scaly creature that carries off the largest elephant in a zoo, and even a dragon whose gentle purring comforts a tiny tot.<BR>And who challenges these amazing creatures? Why, daring heroes, of course, as well as a wicked prince, and even an entire soccer team &#8212; which, unfortunately, meets its fate with a fire-breathing brute that flies out of the pages of an enchanted book.<BR>E. (Edith) Nesbit (1858&#8211;1924) was one of the pioneers of fantasy fiction for children. Her classic novels &#8212; such as <I>The Railway Children</I> and <I>Five Children and It</I> &#8212; have remained popular for more than a century. 24 illustrations.