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A Wedding For Wiglaf? (2003)

A Wedding for Wiglaf? (2003)

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0448431114 (ISBN13: 9780448431116)
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grosset & dunlap

About book A Wedding For Wiglaf? (2003)

This is the fourth book in the Dragon Slayers' Academy series by Kate McMullan. Our girls have been reading a few different dragon stories and so this series piqued their interest. One of the series we've been reading (the Dragon Keepers series by Kate Klimo) paints the dragon as the hero and the slayer in a bad light. But this story gives us more of a typical look at dragons and their slayers, although the story is riddled with tongue-in-cheek humor. This series offers an interesting take on the dragon/knight saga. The story centers around a school where children are taught to become dragon slayers, primarily for the purpose of enriching the school's headmaster with the slain dragon's hoard. So far he hasn't been the beneficiary of much dragon gold, but I get the feeling that with 19 books in the series, he will keep sending his boys out, hoping to succeed at long last. It's a very entertaining story, with lots of subtle humor and word play within the narrative. I thought it was fun that the boys took a break from dragon slaying and that Wiglaf became betrothed to a princess. The ending was quite predictable, but romantic and fun too. It's a quick read and I liked the story. Our oldest has been reading these stories on her own, so I'm reading them to catch up with the series. I actually read about half of the story aloud with our girls after we explained the beginning of the tale to our youngest. Our oldest liked the story so much, she wanted me to read it aloud to them both. I don't know if we'll read many more of them together, but I know that we will certainly look for more of the books in this series at our local library.

I first read this book before even reading the first book. That happens a lot when it comes to me borrowing library books. I was so confused throughout the whole story. So I managed to borrow the first book and read to understand everything. I have to say out of the four books I read in the middle-grade series, this is my favourite because it was a really hilarious plot. I felt terrible for Wiglaf throughout the whole book. Now if I think about this book I wouldn't consider reading it because it now seems rather childish.

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Dragon Slayer’s Academy: A Wedding For Wiglaf?Paperback SeriesGrade 2-3The cover shows the princess giving her back to a jaw-dropped Wiglaf who holds her hand while on one knee. The illustrator, Bill Blasso, uses ink to create expressive black and white cartoon illustrations of the comical characters and scenes in this book. The illustrator gives Wiglaf a dramatic and alarmed expression on the cover that captures Wiglaf's less than excited feelings about his wedding plans. McMullan includes a lot of eccentric characters and humorous situations in this story. The princess wants to marry a redheaded dragon slayer whose name begins with a “W.” The headmaster of Dragon Slayer Academy, Mordred, finds the perfect husband for the princess: Wiglaf. Only Wiglaf does not want to get married, even if it is to a wealthy princess, and the headmaster needs to “teach this riffraff some manners.” Students would really enjoy this book because of the humorous things the characters say and do. The Dragon Slayer Academy series is great to use for reading fluency development because children will enjoy reading these fun, quick easy-to-read stories, and look forward to the next set of laughs. Language Arts/Social StudiesDragons, Princesses, Knights and Magicians are common to Medieval romance. Students can learn more about the history of the Middle Ages and write their own short story set in the period.
—SallySnowtiger

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