Zigzoo
Subtitle: when a dragon catches a cold
By: by Ruowen Wang ; illustrated by Wei Xu.
Contributors: Xu, Wei, 1967-
Publisher: Kevin & Robin Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780973879988
Subjects: Dragons -- Juvenile fiction.; Problem solving -- Juvenile fiction.; Picture books for children.; Dragons -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.; Résolution de problème -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.; Livres d'images pour enfants.
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
First sentence: Zigzoo is a young dragon who lives in a valley on a high mountain. He has four sharp claws, two branchy horns, and one long, spiky tail. When he breathes, red-hot fire sprays out of his throat and nostrils. When he roars, the forest shakes. 

One day, after a heavy rain, the wet forest turns chilly. Zigzoo catches a bad cold. His scales turn blue, his fire is extinguished, and his voice is lost. Zigzoo worries that he will never breathe fire again. He turns to his grandmother for advice.
Description: Summary: Zigzoo is a mighty young dragon. One day, he catches a cold and becomes ill. His grandmother tells him colds are a human illness, and he has to seek for help from a human doctor. The doctor Zigzoo first visits is afraid of a fire-puffing dragon and sends him off to seek help from another specialist. Poor Zigzoo goes from one professional to the next, but each one finds a different excuse for not helping him. His search for help takes him all the way back to where he started. But this time, he winds up helping the one who was not willing to help him in the first place, and finds that he has helped himself too. 

Written by Ruowen Wang; Illustrated by Wei Xu; Full colour, 32 pages, 8½ x 11,   
Hardcover: $22.95 Cdn      ISBN: 978-0-9738799-8-8
Paperback: $9.99 Cdn        ISBN: 978-1-897458-06-8
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