Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Stories

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Awonderful collection of short stories by master storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett, featuring dragons, dinosaurs, cavemen and car races! Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century.

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The protagonists tend to be well-meaning, resourceful characters who want either adventure for themselves or a solution to the problems facing their friends and neighbors. This was at a time when people actually still hired teens to do real work, and you didn't have so many child labor laws to make it impossible for teens to learn a real trade. Sometimes I feel like Pratchett tries too hard, inserting a joke or pun wherever possible, but here it was just right.The Blackbury Monster: The mayor of a sleepy small town comes up with an innovative way to attract tourism: pretend there's a monster in the lake. Cuando pases la página, leerás los cuentos que escribí siendo muy joven, en su mayoría tal y como se publicaron por primera vez, aunque mi yo adulto haya trasteado un pelín con algunos detalles: un retoque aquí, un pellizco allá y alguna nota al pie de página cuando era necesaria, porque mi yo joven no era tan espabilado como él creía.

Dragons at Crumbling Castle and other stories : Pratchett

Dragons at Crumbling Castle is an MG (middle grade) book and I've already recommended it to a few co-workers.His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal.

Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Tales: Pratchett Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Tales: Pratchett

En este libro encontrarán 14 cuentos en los que ya se puede ver el tipo de humor que Pratchett desarrollaría años más tarde en la saga Mundodisco y demás novelas que escribió.La edición que ha publicado Montena es una gozada, en tapa dura y tamaño mediano, con muchísimas ilustraciones desenfadadas a cargo de Mark Beech, cambios tipográficos cuando el cuento lo requiere y con la excelente traducción de Manu Viciano.