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'A magical read for all new readers, young and old; Herb's story tells the tale of the future' - Sir Paul McCartney --Sir Paul McCartney. 'An excellent book for younger juniors on the themes of peace, tolerance and vegetarianism' - Junior Education --Junior Education. 'Dare to be different, is the message that drives this story of Herb, the dragon who prefers leek and potato soup to the crispy crunch of brave knights. This is a terrific book.' - Independent --Independent
'An excellent book for younger juniors on the themes of peace, tolerance and vegetarianism' - Junior Education --Junior Education
'Dare to be different, is the message that drives this story of Herb, the dragon who prefers leek and potato soup to the crispy crunch of brave knights. This is a terrific book.' - Independent --Independent
'An excellent book for younger juniors on the themes of peace, tolerance and vegetarianism' - Junior Education --Junior Education
'Dare to be different, is the message that drives this story of Herb, the dragon who prefers leek and potato soup to the crispy crunch of brave knights. This is a terrific book.' - Independent --Independent
Junior Education, June 2000
An excellent book for younger juniors on the themes of peace, tolerance and vegetarianism.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Every dragon in the forest of Nogard was a meat eater. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The princess-eating exploits of the meat-eating dragons of the forest of Nogard finally become too much for the king who initiates a dragon hunt. Unfortunately, the dragon the king's men capture is actually a vegetarian. Scorned by other dragons, Herb is, nevertheless, about to be made their scapegoat when the intervention of a little girl suggests an alternative solution.
This book has all the elements which my 4 year old son declares necessary for a good story - knights, dragons and plenty of excitement. But this book is different - there is no battle or victory; the outcome is, instead, tolerance and compromise. The book is a good starting point for a discussion on how it is possible for two points of view to co-exist and on the consequences of discrimination. It also got my son very excited about growing, and eating, vegetables!
34 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The knights of Castle Dark set out to destroy the evil dragons of Nogard, who have been scoffing their princesses, but instead they capture Herb the Vegetarian Dragon and plan his execution... Fortunately, it has a happy-ever-after ending, with dragons and people, meat-eaters and vegetarians, all living together in peace and harmony.
Though there are serious messages underlying it, they are not laboured and the story does not suffer from excessive morality - it is very well told, with strong characters (notably Meathook, the leader of the dragons), some great lines (the dragons' song when they are plotting revenge on the knights is a favourite) and sumptuous illustrations. And you can't argue with the philosophy that Herb represents - not only tolerance of those who are different to you but also sticking by your principles in the face of adversity (Meathook offers to free Herb from prison if he will eat some wild boar meat, but Herb declines and trusts to fate instead).
My 4-yr-old got this as a gift and it has rapidly become one of his favourite stories, which he never tires of hearing over and over. And to be honest, I don't tire of reading it to him. It is simply a wonderful story for young children, destined to become a classic children's book.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I ordered this for a dragon obsessed, militant vegetarian (aged 7!), after finding it in the age 5 - 8 range. On its arrival, I found it to be a wonderful book - very colourful and with a great message! However, I think my friend's 7 year old would feel quite patronised if I gave this to her for her birthday, as it's more suited to a younger child, so I've decided to keep it for younger visitors to the house!
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Reinforces Negative Stereotypes
Herb, The Vegetarian Dragon is a children's story featuring a vegetables-loving dragon caught between the aggressive meat-eating dragons and their enemies the knights. Read more
Published 2 days ago by MLA
Classic children's book!!!!!!
Herb the Vegetarian Dragon is a tour de force of children's books. Beautifully illustrated it keeps our 17 month old engaged (although I do stress it is intended for older... Read more
Published 6 months ago by JamieT
A book about tolerance
It's a good story teaching children how to live while being different (vegetarian/vegan) and how to be tolerant about others too. Great positive story!
Published 15 months ago by LuneBleue
Great book for young children
We love this. A really positive message about how we can all get along no matter what we eat. Vegetarians/Meat Eaters/Princess Eaters. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Romum
W vegetables!
Good idea to create a vegetarian dragon that teaches children that even when it seems impossible, you can change your mind/yourself and yet still remain on your positions/ideas,... Read more
Published on 27 April 2010 by Greta Brancaleoni
A good read
This is a great book, esp for a vegetarian child. It has quite alot of writing and is quite long, so my elder son (age 7) prefers it to my younger son (age 2) who wouldn't dit long... Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2010 by L. J. Bailey
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