Sophia, the Alchemist's Dog

By Shelley Jackson

The king's alchemist has only two weeks -- and then his royal master is coming to the laboratory, expecting to see that the poor man has turned lead into gold. The king loves gold. Sophia, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689842791
• ISBN13: 9780689842795
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

required reading

This delightful book is required reading for all training analysts at The C.G. Jung Institute at Zürich and Küsnacht. Don't be deceived into thinking this is a simple "children's book" -- it subtly encodes the Gnostic Gospel of Magdalene, cleverly interwoven with the 13 dreams reported by Wolfgang Pauli that led Jung to his theory of synchronicity. Highly recommended, especially for intuitive ectomorphs in advanced postdoctoral programs.

Historical fiction

Sophia the dog belongs to the king's alchemist. The alchemist has the task of changing lead into gold. He gets so focused on the task that he begins to neglect Sophia. She is so worried about him that she takes things into her own paws. Fortunately for the alchemist, the king turns out to be a very reasonable man. The book is informative and not at all scary. The story is rather long, however, with about 1300 words, so it may be more interesting for older kids.