The Dragon Prince: A Chinese Beauty & the Beast Tale

by Laurence Yep

Book Overview

When a poor farmer falls into the clutches of a dragon, only Seven, his youngest daughter, will save him--by marrying the beast. Publishers Weekly praised Yep's elegant, carefully crafted storytelling... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060243813
• ISBN13: 9780060243814
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

The Dragon Prince Review

This book is about a prince who can turn into animals and a farmer who had 7 daughters. The third sister is the evil and greedy one and the seventh sister the youngest daughter, was the prettiest. If it wasn't for her weaving fine shoes the family would have died. In the story the prince is trying to find a wife. So he searched everywhere for one. If you like Beauty And The Beast you will like this book because this is the same only that it is the Chinese version. They also have the same theme which is don't judge a book by its cover. I know this is the message because in both stories they disguise themselves and they are really are princes This is an awesome book. I recommend it to young readers for it has excitement, romance, adventure, and more. So pick it up at your local library or buy it at a book store. Hope you enjoy.

Interesting fairy tale for all children

I bought this book for my three year old son and he quite enjoys it because of the dragon. The vocabulary is a bit difficult but not terribly so. The story is interesting and I am sure it is a book that my son will come back to again happily when he is older.

a great story

This is a great story for children and grown-ups. Adults will enjoy reading this book to their children. A nice story from China.

A Chinese fairy tale story.

An excellent book on Chinese fairy tales about a Prince/Dragon and a poor, but skilled and beautiful peasant girl. It contains exquisite illustrations that captured my preschool and grade school daughters attention. I highly recommend this fantasy book for preschoolers, through grades three. The reading level and some content (reasoning) for older grades. Recommended for students, teachers, and parents.