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100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli David LaRochelle

100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli By David LaRochelle

100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle


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This wacky counting adventure by Geisel Award-winning author David LaRochelle is a hilarious ode to dragons and math, with pitch-perfect art by Lian Cho.

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100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli Summary

100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle

High on a mountain live 100 mighty dragons all named Broccoli. When a tremendous wind blows half the dragons away, ten others sail off to become professional surfers in Hawaii. The oldest and youngest dragons take a train to New York City to start their own heavy metal band. And a mysterious wizard turns four more into a unicorn, a werewolf, a zombie, and a tiny pink poodle. Now how many dragons are left? Young readers will delight in following each and every dragon as they leave their home for marvelous adventures, until there is but one dragon remaining. That's when this final dragon named Broccoli retreats to a cave for the winter and reappears in the spring with a surprise that will thrill and delight. Prepare to read again!

100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli Reviews

*An Indie Next Pick*

Cho's colorful portrayals offer comedic magic and flair. Readers will be captivated by the antics of each Broccoli, [and the dragons'] quirky expressions will elicit plenty of giggles. . . . This is one entertaining and silly way to do math. -Kirkus

A nonstop dragon party. . . . Comically specific outcomes and locale shout-outs make a close look of this bustling read irresistible. -Publishers Weekly

You can call this a counting book. You can call it a math book. I call it a hilarious, charming and extremely silly book. . . . Once again, Geisel Award winner David LaRochelle [gives] us a wacky, thoroughly original story . . . A great addition to any child's bookshelf. -The Minneapolis StarTribune

You have never seen a counting book quite like this, because there has never been a counting book quite like this. . . . David LaRochelle has crafted a book so clever, so utterly silly and absurd, so delightful and so engaging-and has been so well abetted by illustrator Lian Cho-that kids and adults alike [will] read and reread and delight in the whole thing . . . [The title concept] makes for an eventual twist ending that readers will not see coming and that gives Cho an opportunity to display amazing illustrative virtuosity. -InfoDad.com

Colorful and countable . . . Humorous details throughout keep the math concepts lively. -Booklist

About David LaRochelle

David LaRochelle is the author of many books for children including How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans, The Best Pet of All, and The Haunted Hamburger and Other Ghostly Stories. David lives in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.


Lian Cho has created artwork for Sesame Workshop and the New Yorker, and illustrated several critically acclaimed picture books, including It Began with Lemonade and The Oboe Goes Boom Boom Boom. Lian grew up in Taiwan and New Zealand, and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. She is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York City, is a Society of Illustrators Student Competition Finalist, and received the Rhodes Family Award for Achievement in Illustration.

Additional information

CIN0525555447G
9780525555445
0525555447
100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle
Used - Good
Hardback
Penguin Putnam Inc
2023-04-04
40
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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