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Title: Class Trip to the Cave of Doom #3 (Dragon Slayers' Academy)
ISBN: 0448431106
Author:
Kate McMullan
Publicate Date: 2003-05-12
Publish: 2003-05-12
List Price: $4.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Dragon Slayers Academy
Dragon Slayers Academy books are enjoyable books that helped my kids realize pictures aren't as important to a book as a good story.
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2: Cave of Doom
In this installment Wiglaf's headmaster is angry with him because he didn't bring home any gold in the last book. The headmaster takes the students on a class trip to the Cave of Doom to find Seetha's gold, and much Rin and Stimpie cartoon humor is used along the way. Of course Wiglaf and his friends find the gold and are given little credit for doing so at the end. This one is a little better than the first two, some of the stale humor being replaced by new ideas for amusement, and thankfully the plot does not center around an imposing dragon with a silly weakness that the kids are trying to discover the whole length of the book. These are really better suited to 6 to 10 year olds, and the sheer number of books and speed at which they were put out should alert parents that these are basically glorified comic books or saturday morning cartoons set to prose. Good for beginning chapter book readers who are being weened off of TV, but if you are looking for something to read after Harry Potter I'd suggest these:
Abacar the Wizard and the Dark Lord of Dragons: Book Two of the Abacar the Wizard series
Abacar the Wizard: A Tale of Magic, War, Elves, Goblins, Orcs, Monsters, Fantasy, and Adventure
J. Lyon Layden
The Other Side of Yore
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3: my son loved the book
I disagree with Moira from Detriot. My son & nephew love the Dragon Slayers series. Getting boys to love books is a challenge. These books sparked a natural high in them. They've both been caught with flashlights reading after bedtime and lights out.
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4: My 8 yr old son loved it
I disagree with the previous review, my son loved the book. His cousin, age 7, also loved it. Harry Potter is too much for this age. Dragon Slayer's is perfect. If you find a boy with a flashlight reading after lights out, it's a hit.
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