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Elmer packs various supplies and runs away to rescue the dragon. He sails to the Island of Tangerina and crosses the ocean rocks to Wild Island. Once there, Elmer searches for the dragon, distracting the unfriendly animals with chewing gum, toothpaste and other supplies.
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Jun 22, 2022 · English. 86 pages : 21 cm. On their way home, Elmer and a flying dragon land on an unusual island and help some canaries uncover a buried treasure. Sequel to: My father's dragon. Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.6.
Nov 13, 2009 · On their way home, Elmer and a flying dragon land on an unusual island and help some canaries uncover a buried treasure. Sequel to "My Father's Dragon." Map on lining papers
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According to the official My Father’s Dragon web site: The book was illustrated by Ruth’s stepmother, Ruth Chrisman Gannett (illustrator of the classic book, Miss Hickory). To help make the book easy to read, Ruth’s friend and eventual husband, Hans Peter Kahn, chose the typeface and the space between the lines.
There are so many fun activities that can bring this book to life! Try some of these ideas to get started: Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls has an easy-to-use literature unitfeaturing a variety of activities. This is one of my favorite resources for this book. Her ideas are fun, yet simple and inexpensive. Get more fun activities chapter-by-chapter fr...
First Grade Schoolhouse offers free worksheets. Print a dragon mask. Homeschool Share has a great lapbookto use with the book! Complete an online word search.
If you enjoyed reading My Father’s Dragon, be sure to check out the two other books in the series: Elmer and the Dragon The Dragons of Blueland Or, check out another classic story about a dragon, Saint George and the Dragon.
Elmer and the dragon (Boris, we learn in book 3) are stranded on a remote island inhabited only by canaries. One of them, Flute, was Elmer's pet until he escaped to Feather Island. Elmer helps Flute and the king and queen canaries to dig up a chest that the island's former human settlers left.
- Ruth Stiles Gannett, Ruth Chrisman Gannett
- 1950
Elmer and his baby dragon, flying back home, are caught by a storm and land on an island inhabited by canaries. Not as exciting as the first book, but still quite charming, with a few very funny bits.
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My Father's Dragon is a 1948 children's novel by Ruth Stiles Gannett, with illustrations by her stepmother Ruth Chrisman Gannett. The novel is about a young boy, Elmer, who runs away to Wild Island to rescue a baby dragon.
