# Saint George and the Dragon

**Author:** Margaret Hodges
**Grade range:** Grades 1–4
**Age range:** 6–9
**First published:** 1950
**Page count:** 32
**Genre:** Fantasy
**ISBN-13:** `9780833561138`
**ISBN-10:** `0833561138`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/saint-george-and-the-dragon
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.

## Themes

- folklore
- knights and knighthood
- legends
- dragons

## Where this book is assigned

### Caldecott Medal

- **recommended** · 1st grade — [source: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1985 Caldecott Medal winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott_Medal)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade — [source: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1985 Caldecott Medal winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott_Medal)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade — [source: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1985 Caldecott Medal winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott_Medal)
- **recommended** · 4th grade — [source: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1985 Caldecott Medal winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott_Medal)

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