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y separately published work icon Dragonkeeper single work   children's fiction   children's   fantasy  
Is part of Dragonkeeper Carole Wilkinson , 2003-2007 series - author children's fiction (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Dragonkeeper
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

In Ancient China during the Han Dynasty a slave girl saves the life of an ageing dragon and escapes her brutal master. Pursued by a ruthless dragon hunter, the girl and the dragon cross China, carrying with them a mysterious stone that must be protected.

Exhibitions

Adaptations

form y separately published work icon Dragonkeeper Ignacio Ferreras , Rosanna Cecchini , Pablo Castrillo , Xiamping Wang , Carole Wilkinson , ( dir. Ignacio Ferreras et. al. )agent China Spain : China Film Animation Dragoia Media Movistar Plus Atresmedia Cine , 2018 11086982 2018 single work film/TV

Adaptation of the first book in Carole Wilkinson's series of the same name. The film is planned as the first in a franchise.

Notes

  • Included in the 2004 White Ravens Catalogue compiled by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany. Special mention.

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it is set in China, with references to Chinese mythology. It has also been translated into Japanese.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Fitzroy, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Dog Books , 2003 .
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      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 256p.
      ISBN: 1876372192
    • Fitzroy, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Dog Books , 2005 .
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      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 361p.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 1876372893, 9781876372897 (pbk.)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Hyperion Books for Children ,
      2005 .
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      This image has been sourced from online.
      Alternative title: Dragon Keeper
      Extent: 339p.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 9780786855810
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Macmillan Children's Books ,
      2006 .
      image of person or book cover 6305813664174634642.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 256p.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 0330441086 (hbk.)
    • Fitzroy, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Dog Books , 2008 .
      person or book cover
      Courtesy of Black Dog Books
      Extent: 361p.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 9781742030593 (pbk.)
    • Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Walker Books Australia , 2013 .
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      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 1vp.
      Edition info: 4th edition
      Reprinted: 4 Jan 2023
      Note/s:
      • Published: July 2013
      ISBN: 9781922244086 (ebook : pdf), 9781922244093 (ebook : prc), 9781742590585 (ebook : epub)
Alternative title: El guardián de los dragones
Language: Spanish
    • Barcelona,
      c
      Spain,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Ediciones B ,
      2005 .
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      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 329p.
      Note/s:
      • First book in the author's series El guardian de los dragones
      • Part of the Publisher series: La escritura desatada
      ISBN: 8466622128
    • Barcelona,
      c
      Spain,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Byblos ,
      2006 .
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      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 301p.
      Note/s:
      • Part of the Publisher series: Aventuras
      ISBN: 8466628185

Other Formats

  • Also sound recording.
  • Dyslexic edition.
  • Large print.

Works about this Work

Texts for Years 7 and 8 Deborah McPherson , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 47 no. 2 2012; (p. 107-108)

— Review of Red Libby Gleeson , 2012 single work children's fiction ; Dragonkeeper Carole Wilkinson , 2003 single work children's fiction
y separately published work icon Goodbye Yellow Brick Road : Challenging the Mythology of Home in Children's Literature Melissa B. Wilson , Kathy Short , 15377459 2012 single work criticism

'The myth of home is what distinguishes children’s literature from adult novels (Wolf 1990). Nodelman and Reimer (The Pleasures of Children’s Literature, 2003) write that while “the home/away/home pattern is the most common story line in children’s literature, adult fiction that deals with young people who leave home usually ends with the child choosing to stay away” (pp. 197–198). In a critical content analysis of recent award-winning middle reader novels from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, a new pattern was observed. This pattern, called a postmodern metaplot, begins with the child being abandoned, rather than the child leaving the home. The child’s journey is to construct a home within a postmodern milieu complete with competing truths and failed adults. Ultimately, the child’s postmodern journey ends with very modern ideal of the child leading the adults to a hopeful ending, a home. The article explores the changing roles of childhood and adulthood in children’s literature and questions if the mythology of home can be undone.'

Ernie Tucker on Books Ernie Tucker , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: English in Australia , Winter no. 140 2004; (p. 58-68)
Know the Author : Carole Wilkinson Jo Goodman , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 19 no. 4 2004; (p. 12-14)
Cats' Brains and Dragon Scales Sally-Ann Jones (interviewer), 2004 single work interview
— Appears in: The West Australian , 24 August 2004; (p. 7)
[Review] Dragonkeeper Rayma Turton , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 18 no. 5 2003; (p. 38-39)

— Review of Dragonkeeper Carole Wilkinson , 2003 single work children's fiction
Ageing Dragon Meets Youthful Hero Moira McAlister , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 July 2004; (p. 4a)

— Review of Dragonkeeper Carole Wilkinson , 2003 single work children's fiction ; Princess Tamsin Annette Kay Wickes , 2004 single work children's fiction ; The King of Large June Colbert , 2004 single work children's fiction ; Riding with Thunderbolt : The Diary of Ben Cross Allan Baillie , 2004 single work children's fiction ; Summer's Story Wendy Graham , 2004 single work novel
Our Young Reviewers Harriet O'Hare , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 August 2004; (p. 2)

— Review of Dragonkeeper Carole Wilkinson , 2003 single work children's fiction
Our Young Reviewers Jessica Radvan , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 August 2004; (p. 3)

— Review of Dragonkeeper Carole Wilkinson , 2003 single work children's fiction
Texts for Years 7 and 8 Deborah McPherson , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 47 no. 2 2012; (p. 107-108)

— Review of Red Libby Gleeson , 2012 single work children's fiction ; Dragonkeeper Carole Wilkinson , 2003 single work children's fiction
Myth as Metaphor Kate Fewster , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 12 no. 1 2004; (p. 23-24)
Taboo Subjects Welcome Jodie Minus , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 August 2004; (p. 12)
Novelist Heads off Writer's Block with Top Prize for Second Book Alexa Moses , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 August 2004; (p. 25)
More for Kids Than Wizardry Rosemary Sorensen , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 August 2004; (p. 8)
Cats' Brains and Dragon Scales Sally-Ann Jones (interviewer), 2004 single work interview
— Appears in: The West Australian , 24 August 2004; (p. 7)
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