“I gotta say I really love the writer/artist team of Copons & Fortuny. They provides hilariousness stories complemented by one of the most original art/cartooning style I have ever witnessed. What talent!”

In this graphic novel-style book for young readers, helpful robot Bitmax and his friends work together to protect Rufus the dragon from human hunters in search of the legendary Golden Dragon.

Human hunters have arrived in the Blue Forest to catch a dragon. Legend has it the Golden Dragon can turn anything into gold! Concerned the hunters might take his friend Rufus—a dragon with a heart of gold—away by mistake, Bitmax comes up with a plan to protect his friend. But when Evo, the Blue Forest's troublemaker, intervenes and tries to lead the hunters to Rufus, he ends up being captured instead. Will the creatures of the Blue Forest band together to save Evo despite his constant meddling? 

From the bestselling author and illustrator team of Copons & Fortuny, The Golden Dragon is the third book in the Bitmax & Co. series. Filled with adventure and comedy, each title in the Bitmax & Co. series clearly focuses on a single conflict, placing young readers in the heart of the classic narrative structure that presents a conflict, develops it, and solves it. The series offers a fun approach to addressing important themes about friendship, empathy, respect, working together, diversity, resolving conflicts, and living in harmony with nature.

Check out all the books in the Bitmax & Co. series!
The Forest Robot (978-0-7643-6305-4)
Super Pig (978-0-7643-6487-7)
The Golden Dragon (978-0-7643-6578-2)
Paolo, the Sheepdog (978-0-7643-6579-9)
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The third book in the Bitmax & Co series features Rufus, the great-grandson of the Golden Dragon, and how Bitmax and friends work together to keep him safe in the Blue Forest
  • WHO IS BEHIND BITMAX & CO? Copons & Fortuny are the authors of Agus & Monsters (Alex and the Monsters, CrackBoom!), a series with over 500,000 copies sold, translated into more than 20 languages, with 21 monstrous partners worldwide!
  • As of 2020, the Bitmax & Co. series has sold over 500,000 copies in Spanish and Catalan and has been printed in seven languages
  • Originally published in Catalan and Spanish (El Drac D'or), The Golden Dragon has sold more than 100,000 copies and has been printed in three languages
  • A series for emerging and reluctant readers
  • This first book in the series, The Forest Robot (9780764363054, pubbed June 2022), focuses on Bitmax the robot and how he arrives in the Blue Forest, and the second book, Super Pig (9780764364877, pubbing October 2022), focuses on Super Pig and discovering his real super power
  • The perfect way to move from picture books to graphic novels
  • Readers will find characters to identify with, alongside lots of adventure, humor, imagination, fantasy, and age-appropriate conflict
  • Addresses themes about friendship, empathy, respect, solidarity and working together, diversity, resolving conflicts … and, by extension, about ecology: the need to live in harmony with nature
  • Reveals a world where animals and fantastic beings coexist and resolve their differences in a fun and civilized way, while defending their environment
  • Supports the goal of publishing books on innovative subject matter with STEAM-inspired initiatives
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780764365782
Publisert
2023-02-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Vekt
508 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
72

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biografisk notat

Jaume Copons is a writer. Besides having written a lot of novels, songs, and scripts, he is the coauthor of the I, Elvis Riboldi series and a creator of TV series for children. He likes to wander aimlessly, look at shoe store windows, listen to the same song over and over, and read several books at the same time. Jaume lives in Barcelona (Catalonia), Spain. Follow him on Instagram at @jaume.copons or visit his website at jaumecopons.com. Liliana Fortuny draws and animates pictures. She is the coauthor of This Book Is My Grandfather's and This Book Is My Grandmother's. Half her life is spent among animated films, album cover designs, and music videos. The other half is always inventing new worlds, going out onto the balcony of her home, eating artichokes and Japanese food, and watching movies. Liliana lives in Barcelona (Catalonia), Spain. Follow her on Instagram at @lilianafortuny or visit her website at lilianafortuny.com.