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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
La historia es bastante corta, algo así como una fábula. Entretiene en sus pocas páginas, dejándonos con ganas de ser Adara y poder montar en su dragón de hielo.
Ideal para una tarde con lluvia.
Ideal para una tarde con lluvia.
This is a wonderful little story. Quick, but full of imagination. Martin really packs quite a lot of detail into such a slim little narrative; he manages to create well-developed characters with strong relationships to each other, and he progresses his narrative quickly but completely. The ending may have arrived a little abruptly, but young readers probably won't mind this. The illustrations are beautiful and this is the perfect story to read aloud.
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Between the illustrations and vivid details in the writing, I really took my time to read this short story. It was soothing to take a moment and soak in the minor, yet salient ingredients of this book. Just as this is a short story, this is a short review. However don't let the length of the two fool you. This book has made its way onto the shelf of my most treasured literary pieces.
Interesting and creatively fun little story. Just as a warning: It says it's a kids book but it has YA to Adult content.
My son and I greatly enjoyed this children's book by George R. R. Martin. As an avid fan of Martin's A Song of Ice & Fire series, I was intrigued to hear that he'd written a story for young readers. Many of his familiar elements are present in The Ice Dragon. The story is set in a land that seems to match the description of Westeros, in a time when armies still rode upon the backs of dragons. The main character, Adara, is a small girl who lives with her family on a farm in the north of the land. Adara is a child of winter, loving nothing more than the advent of snow and cold. She earns the trust of an ice dragon, a creature rarely seen, who glides through the winter air and breathes plumes of frozen ice. As war advances through the kingdom, Adara and her family witness the ravages of battle as the king's soldiers retreat, defeated, through their lands. Ultimately, Adara must take to the sky with her ice dragon to face the fire dragons of the enemy.
The Ice Dragon is brief but intense, and features descriptions of war, injuries, and brutality that are not appropriate for the very young. I believe the cover art and interior illustrations, while beautifully rendered, are slightly misleading, as they make the book appear much more suited for younger children who enjoy fairy tales and the like.
That said, my 8-year-old son and I were captivated by this tale.
The Ice Dragon is brief but intense, and features descriptions of war, injuries, and brutality that are not appropriate for the very young. I believe the cover art and interior illustrations, while beautifully rendered, are slightly misleading, as they make the book appear much more suited for younger children who enjoy fairy tales and the like.
That said, my 8-year-old son and I were captivated by this tale.