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A Believer's Guide to Dragons

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Dragons live deep underground, where the soil is scorching hot and rich with sparkling treasures. And though some readers may have never spotted one, look around—there are plenty of clues to be found...for true believers know that dragons really do exist. From digging underground dens to... Read More
Format: Hardback
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A fun and magical must-have picture book guide, filled with everything dragon lovers need to know about their favourite mystical creatures.

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Dragons live deep underground, where the soil is scorching hot and rich with sparkling treasures. And though some readers may have never spotted one, look around—there are plenty of clues to be found...for true believers know that dragons really do exist.

From digging underground dens to sliding down volcanoes, or soaring past the moon and sifting through rivers for precious gold, there are signs of dragons everywhere. Which ones will you see?

Find out everything there is to know about dragons in this magical guide by the award-winning Jenni Desmond.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444975208

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 August 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 253.0mm

Height: 281.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Jenni Desmond graduated with a Masters Degree in Children's Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art and her debut book Red Cat Blue Cat won the Cambridgeshire Read it Again! Award in 2012. Her books have been translated into over 20 languages since, and in 2015 Desmond was named Best Emerging Talent (Illustrator) at the Junior Design Awards (UK). In 2016 she was made a Maurice Sendak Fellow and her book The Polar Bear became a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the year.

Jenni lives in London and when she's not in her studio, you'll find her cooking, cycling and swapping city life for long hikes down by the sea shore or up in the hills and the mountains.

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