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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
Read this with my 4 year old brother and he really enjoyed it. Planning on reading him at least the first 6 in the series.
This review I have rated 3/5, generally because it is not something that I would pick up to read for myself, but as a children's book, it ticks all the boxes. So the review rating focuses more in my opinion of the book more than anything.
This book as I said ticks all the boxes, orphan sent on a quest, faces challenges and meets friends upon the way and in the end ***spoiler*** completes the quest. Now although relatively simple, these books are hugely popular with young children and you can see why, even though as an adult I can see a predictable plot, it has the basic things that will fire a children's imagination. Action, adventure and empowerment of the child. The fantasy element of the dragon enables children's imagination to run wild and allows violence to. It seem so sincere in the book. Overall, it's not hard to see why there is over 100 books in this series and children, especially boys love them.
This book as I said ticks all the boxes, orphan sent on a quest, faces challenges and meets friends upon the way and in the end ***spoiler*** completes the quest. Now although relatively simple, these books are hugely popular with young children and you can see why, even though as an adult I can see a predictable plot, it has the basic things that will fire a children's imagination. Action, adventure and empowerment of the child. The fantasy element of the dragon enables children's imagination to run wild and allows violence to. It seem so sincere in the book. Overall, it's not hard to see why there is over 100 books in this series and children, especially boys love them.
Good for a starting reader: the plot is engaging enough, the characters are easy to follow and the book can open the world to fantasy reading in the future. It's about a fantastic quest, relying on yourself, finding friends and allays, and it's all easy and fun to read.
The downside is that the information is spoonfed all the time. I, as a reader, did not need to think at all, but maybe that is the level of help children need at this point, because when you learn letters and writing, reading is hard enough as it is, so the information being easy to absorb might be beneficial.
The reading experience is good.
The downside is that the information is spoonfed all the time. I, as a reader, did not need to think at all, but maybe that is the level of help children need at this point, because when you learn letters and writing, reading is hard enough as it is, so the information being easy to absorb might be beneficial.
The reading experience is good.
La scrittura è scorrevole. E qua finiscono anche i pregi. Mediocre, con diverse falle logiche e molte ingenuità, la storia è davvero tanto trita e ritrita e si capisce che non è "sentita". Trama standard #37. Leggetevi Deltora piuttosto.
Personally, this book is amazing for children. The themes and plot grabs every child's attention. There's mystery, action, adventure and beasts. Although the story is short it's good for children who have started to get into reading or those who want a quick read.
The story follows a young boy called Tom, who has been chosen by the King of Aventia and the good wizard, Aduro, to get rid of the evil spell casted on the six beasts who protect the kingdom but now destroy it (under the influence of the evil spell). The spell was casted by an envy-filled, bad wizard known as Melven.
On his journey he meets Ellena and her friendly wolf, Silver, who join him and save the kingdom from Ferno the fire dragon by freeing him from evil.
The story follows a young boy called Tom, who has been chosen by the King of Aventia and the good wizard, Aduro, to get rid of the evil spell casted on the six beasts who protect the kingdom but now destroy it (under the influence of the evil spell). The spell was casted by an envy-filled, bad wizard known as Melven.
On his journey he meets Ellena and her friendly wolf, Silver, who join him and save the kingdom from Ferno the fire dragon by freeing him from evil.
This series isn't high literature, but it's entertaining enough that my 8 year old reluctant reader wants to keep going. They're formulaic like the Magic Tree House, but the reading level seems to be a tad higher.
This was a great start to the series. Yes it had a lot of tropes for typical fantasy books such as a normal if not down on his luck character who is destined to be a hero. There is plenty of action for young readers new to the genre. I am reading this series to my youngest son as a bedtime story and he loves it.
Middle of the road adventure story with lots of familiar elements and some huge logic leaps. Not only did our 5-year son old predict the ending but asked for us to skip the aftermath in order to start on the next adventure in the series. He likes the build up but not what he calls the "blah-blah-blah."
It is a challenge to find books that appeal to boys in this age group so we are happy that BQ fits the bill.
It is a challenge to find books that appeal to boys in this age group so we are happy that BQ fits the bill.
Das stolperte mir so über den Weg, als ich bei einer Fahrradtour eine kleine Pause bei einem Bücherschrank einlegte. Ich stöberte ein wenig, fand das, las und war am Ende der Pause auch schon wieder fertig. Die Geschichte ist sehr flott erzählt, stilistisch sehr einfach gehalten und inhaltlich ebenso. Hier wurde nicht viel experimentiert oder gar besonders fein gefeilt. Von daher: Kann man mal gelesen haben, tut aber auch nicht weh, wenn nicht.