My Father's Dragon: 1

Author: Gannett, Ruth Stiles

Brand: RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Color: Multicolor

Edition: English Language

Features:

• Random House Children's Books

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 96

Release Date: 12-11-1987

Part Number: FBA-|292672

Details: My Father's Dragon--a favorite of young readers since the 1940s and a Newbery honor book--captures the nonsensical logic of childhood in an amusingly deadpan fashion. The story begins when Elmer Elevator (the narrator's father as a boy) runs away with an old alley cat to rescue a flying baby dragon being exploited on a faraway island. With the help of two dozen pink lollipops, rubber bands, chewing gum, and a fine-toothed comb, Elmer disarms the fiercest of beasts on Wild Island. The quirky, comical adventure ends with a heroic denouement: the freeing of the dragon. Abundant black-and-white lithographs by Ruth Chrisman Gannett (the author's stepmother) add an evocative, lighthearted mood to an already enchanting story. Author Ruth Stiles Gannett 's stand-alone sequel, Elmer and the Dragon, and her third volume, The Dragons of Blueland both received starred reviews in School Library Journal and are as fresh and original as her first. (Ages 4 to 8)

EAN: 9780394890487

Package Dimensions: 8.0 x 6.1 x 0.3 inches

Languages: English