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y separately published work icon Garden of the Purple Dragon single work   children's fiction   children's   fantasy  
Is part of Dragonkeeper Carole Wilkinson , 2003-2007 series - author children's fiction (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Garden of the Purple Dragon
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'This story is set in Ancient China, during the Han Dynasty. Ping thinks she is safe hiding in the shadow of the Tai Shan mountains. Here she struggles to care for Kai, the baby dragon she is responsible for. But even in her remote mountain hideout, Ping's enemies find her. It is Kai they want. Who can Ping trust? It is impossible to distinguish friend from foe. The easy road beckons. Will they find sanctuary in the Garden of the Purple Dragon? Will Ping embrace her true destiny?'The Dragonkeeper trilogy. (Source: Author's website)

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  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has an Asian setting and a Japanese translation.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Fitzroy, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Dog Books , 2005 .
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      Extent: 354p.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 1876372656, 9781876372651
    • Fitzroy, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Dog Books , 2008 .
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      Extent: 367p.
      Edition info: New ed.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 9781742030609 (pbk.)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
      :
      Hyperion Books for Children ,
      2008 .
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      Extent: 354p.p.
      Edition info: 1st Hyperion Pbks. ed.
      Description: illus., map
      Note/s:
      ISBN: 9781423103394 (pbk.), 1423103394 (pbk.)
    • Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Walker Books Australia , 2013 .
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      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 367p.
      Edition info: 3rd edition
      Note/s:
      • Published: July 2013
      ISBN: 9781922244109 (ebook : pdf), 9781922244116 (ebook : prc), 9781742590622 (ebook : epub)
Alternative title: El Jardín del Dragón Púrpura
Language: Spanish
    • Barcelona,
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      Spain,
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Ediciones B ,
      2006 .
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      Extent: 358p.
      Note/s:
      • Second book in the author's series El guardian de los dragones.
      • Part of the Publisher series: La escritura desatada
      ISBN: 8466627545

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  • Sound recording.
  • Large print.
  • Braille.

Works about this Work

[Review] Garden of the Purple Dragon Sharon Hayes , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 19 no. 3 2005; (p. 59)

— Review of Garden of the Purple Dragon Carole Wilkinson , 2005 single work children's fiction
Garden of the Purple Dragon Carole Wilkinson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 13 no. 4 2005; (p. 13)

— Review of Garden of the Purple Dragon Carole Wilkinson , 2005 single work children's fiction
[Review] Garden of the Purple Dragon Agnes Nieuwenhuizen , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , November no. 3 2005; (p. 23)

— Review of Garden of the Purple Dragon Carole Wilkinson , 2005 single work children's fiction
[Review] Garden of the Purple Dragon Helen Martin , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 49 no. 4 2005; (p. 31, 33)

— Review of Garden of the Purple Dragon Carole Wilkinson , 2005 single work children's fiction
[Review] Garden of the Purple Dragon Michael Janssen-Gibson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , September vol. 20 no. 4 2005; (p. 24)

— Review of Garden of the Purple Dragon Carole Wilkinson , 2005 single work children's fiction
Fantasy Michelle Griffin , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 September 2005; (p. 6)

— Review of Garden of the Purple Dragon Carole Wilkinson , 2005 single work children's fiction
[Review] Garden of the Purple Dragon Leonie Jordan , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , September vol. 85 no. 3 2005; (p. 70)

— Review of Garden of the Purple Dragon Carole Wilkinson , 2005 single work children's fiction
[Review] Garden of the Purple Dragon Michael Janssen-Gibson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , September vol. 20 no. 4 2005; (p. 24)

— Review of Garden of the Purple Dragon Carole Wilkinson , 2005 single work children's fiction
[Review] Garden of the Purple Dragon Helen Martin , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 49 no. 4 2005; (p. 31, 33)

— Review of Garden of the Purple Dragon Carole Wilkinson , 2005 single work children's fiction
[Review] Garden of the Purple Dragon Agnes Nieuwenhuizen , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , November no. 3 2005; (p. 23)

— Review of Garden of the Purple Dragon Carole Wilkinson , 2005 single work children's fiction
Dragonwriter Leonie Jordan (interviewer), 2005 single work interview
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , September vol. 85 no. 3 2005; (p. 78)
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