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My Father's Dragon

by Ruth Stiles Gannett and Ruth Chrisman Gannett

ISBN13: 9780440421214
ISBN10: 0440421217
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When Elmer Elevator hears about the plight of an overworked and underappreciated baby flying dragon, he stows away on a ship and travels to Wild Island to rescue the dragon.

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Includes excerpts from the author's Elmer and the dragon and The dragons of Blueland.

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Ruth Stiles Gannett wrote My Father's Dragon just a few years after her graduation from Vassar College in 1944. It was an immediate success, becoming a Newbery Honor Book, and was soon followed by two sequels, Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland. All three dragon stories have been continuously in print in the more than 40 years since their publication. The author's other books include Katie and the Sad Noise and The Wonderful House-Boat-Train. She is married to the artist and calligrapher Peter Kahn. They have seven daughters and seven grandchildren.

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: Jeane, September 24, 2008 (view all comments by Jeane)
Very cute and clever! I loved this story about Elmer, a boy who runs away from home to rescue a baby dragon, when I was a kid and am now sharing it with my own daughter (4 years old). She can't wait to read each chapter!
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: JennzWolfe, August 7, 2008 (view all comments by JennzWolfe)
My squirmy butt son loves this! He just turned 5 a few weeks ago and can't get enough! When we finished I had to run out and buy the other two! He's so excited ot read a new chapter each night. IT's a great simple story even roudy kids will love and it's engaging enough that adults will think it clever. You can tell it's an older story, but it has charm today's younger reader's simply cannot compare to! I HIGHLY reccomend this to kids from 3-8!
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: Jessica Talley, February 23, 2007 (view all comments by Jessica Talley)
This is such a wonderful book. It has a good ending that leads into other books written by this author. This is a must read for children. It really gets the imagination going. It is wonderful to have books out there like this.
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ISBN:: 9780440421214
Author:: Ruth Stiles Gannett and Ruth Chrisman Gannett
Publisher:: Yearling Books
Illustrator:: Gannett, Ruth Chrisman
Author:: Gannett, Ruth Stiles
Subject:: Animals
Subject:: Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:: Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Fantasy
Subject:: Animals, mythical
Subject:: Dragons
Subject:: Children s All Ages - Fiction - Science Fiction
Subject:: Action & Adventure - General
Subject:: Fantasy & Magic
Subject:: Children s-Adventure Stories
Edition Description:: Paperback
Series:: My Father's Dragon Trilogy
Publication Date:: 20051231
Binding:: TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:: from 2 up to 5
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Y
Pages:: 96
Dimensions:: 7.70x5.23x.25 in. .16 lbs.
Age Level:: 10-14

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