Unicorns

by Lucille Recht Penner

Persian unicorns are fierce fighters. Japanese unicorns are just. European unicorns are peaceful. But all unicorns have one thing in common. They are magic! Learn all about unicorn legends, including why people truly believed in them, in this fascinating companion to Dragons.Beautiful full-color illustrations accompany the easy-to-read text.

Genres: Fiction, Childrens

48 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 23, 2005

About the author

Lucille Recht Penner is the author of many nonfiction books for kids, including Dinosaur Babies and Monster Bugs in Random House’s Step into Reading program. She lives in Tucson, AZ.

Reviews

[Libby · Rating 2 out of 5]

My six-year-old daughter read this book. I liked all the integrated beautiful pictures with longer chapters for early readers. It was cool how they talked about narwhals being unicorns of the sea and tried to be almost like a nonfiction book describing unicorns. When I asked my daughter how she would rate it she said it was OK.

[Jbondandrews · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a bad little book.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short chapter book that examines the origins of the legendary unicorn. It describes some of the magic ascribed to the unicorn and some of the ways that a unicorn may have been created or creatures that may have been mistaken for unicorns. It's an interesting mix of myth, history, science and fantasy.

[Twyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wanted to read it because unicorns are my very favorite and I learned some history about unicorns. - Auryn (7 years old)

[Echo · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting book for a young reader. It briefly touches on several kinds of unicorns, a good starter book for a kid interested in mythology.