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Elmer and the Dragon

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$6.99 US
| $7.99 CAN
On sale Mar 13, 2007 | 96 Pages | 9780440421368
Age 8-12 years | Grades 3-7
Reading Level: Lexile 800L | Fountas & Pinnell M
In this sequel to My Father's Dragon. Elmer and Boris's island hopping adventures continue.
"Rich, humorous, thoroughly satisfying."--(starred) Library Journal.  
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. Visit her at myfathersdragon.org. View titles by Ruth Stiles Gannett

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In this sequel to My Father's Dragon. Elmer and Boris's island hopping adventures continue.

Reviews

"Rich, humorous, thoroughly satisfying."--(starred) Library Journal.  

Author

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. Visit her at myfathersdragon.org. View titles by Ruth Stiles Gannett