Zog and the flying doctors

Select an Action

Title:

Zog and the flying doctors

Alternate title:

Zog & the flying doctors

Author:

Donaldson, Julia, author.

Scheffler, Axel, illustrator.

Summary:

Zog the dragon, Princess Pearl, and Sir Gadabout form a team of flying doctors, treating the kingdom's subjects; but Pearl's uncle, the king, disapproves, and locks her in the castle--until he becomes ill and discovers that only Pearl and her companions can cure him.

Edition:

First American edition.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm

Genre:

Stories in rhyme.

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Princesses -- Juvenile fiction.

Dragons -- Juvenile fiction.

Physicians -- Juvenile fiction.

Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Scheffler, Axel,

Publisher:

Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.,

Publication Date:

2017

ISBN:

9781338134179

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2017.

Call Number:

P DONALDS

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003303271	Picture Books	DONALDS	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

From the bestselling duo of Donaldson and Scheffler, Zog the dragon returns with a girl-power princess story about being true to yourself!Zog the dragon, Princess Pearl, and Sir Gadabout have taken to the skies! No sniffly lion or sunburned mermaid will go without care while the flying doctors are on duty. But Princess Pearl's unconventional career path doesn't sit so well with her uncle, the king. He thinks princesses should stay in their towers and embroider cushions all day! When the king's mysterious illness befuddles all the royal doctors, however, it's Princess Pearl to the rescue! She not only heals the king -- she also changes his mind about what it means to be a princess.The heroes of A Gold Star for Zog fly again in this story of the value of letting your talent shine, all told in Julia Donaldson's enchanting rhymes with Axel Scheffler's witty illustrations.

Author Notes

Julia Catherine Donaldson was born on Sept. 16, 1948 in London. She is a British writer and playwright and the 2011-2013 Children's Laureate. She is known for her rhyming stories for children. These include: The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She began writing songs for children's television but has focused on writing books when the words of one of her songs - A Squash and a Squeeze were made into a children's book in 1993. She has over 180 published works with 120 of them intended for school use and include her Songbirds phonic reading scheme, which is part of the Oxfird Reading Tree.

She has won several awards including: The Stockport Book Award for her title The Troll, The Oxfordshire Book Award for her title Zog and The Oldham Book Award for her title Jack and the Flumflum Tree. In 2015 The Gruffalo made The New Zealand Best Seller List.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 2-Princess Pearl, a doctor with a knack for medicines, and Gadabout the Great, both a knight and expert surgeon, fly across the kingdom on Zog, their trusty dragon steed, bringing medical care to creatures of all kinds. With a "Bang-crash-thump" (Zog is good at flying, but not really at landing), they bring relief to a sunburned mermaid, remove a unicorn's extra horn, and care for a sneezing lion with the flu. But the generous Flying Doctors are halted by Pearl's patriarchal uncle, a king who proclaims, "Princesses can't be doctors, silly girl." Pearl is locked in a tower, until her uncle comes down with orange fever. The court doctors are stumped, but the Flying Doctors work together to gather ingredients from their former patients to cure the king. The king is so happy, he apologizes and frees Pearl. Rhyming text makes for a jaunty read-aloud in this predictable yet satisfying story of an empowered princess. The narrative, a well-balanced mix of dialogue and description, flows along at an even pace. The cartoonish mixed-media illustrations set the story in a classical, forested, European-inspired kingdom. The humorous details and amusing facial expressions provide much to explore on first and subsequent rereadings. Although the female character is still stereotypically the caregiver while the male character is the surgeon, it's still nice to have a strong, resourceful female protagonist whose intelligence helps her prevail in a man's world. VERDICT Bouncing read-aloud text, delightful illustrations, and a modern girl power plot make this a fine general purchase for libraries.-Amy Seto Forrester, Denver Public Library © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.