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2026 Hardcover Reprint of 1948 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. My Father’s Dragon is a children’s novel about a young boy, Elmer Elevator, who runs away to Wild Island to rescue a baby dragon. Both a Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book, it is the first book of a trilogy whose other titles are Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland. The young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island.In 2012 it was ranked number 49 among all-time children’s novels in a survey published by School Library Journal. The story was written by Ruth Stiles Gannett and illustrated by her stepmother Ruth Chrisman Gannett.
Publisher : Martino Fine Books (September 9, 2024)
Language : English
Hardcover : 94 pages
ISBN-10 : 1684229235
ISBN-13 : 978-1684229239
Reading age : 4 – 7 years, from customers
Item Weight : 11 ounces
Dimensions : 6 x 0.38 x 9 inches
Customers say
Customers enjoy the delightful and whimsical story. They find the book fun to read and easy for kids of all ages to understand. The chapter book content is simple and easy to follow, with nice short chapters. Readers appreciate the clever story about imaginative tricks and interactions with various animals. However, opinions differ on the illustrations – some find them amazing and superb, while others say they’re blurry and the cover looks like a printed color version.
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