My fathers dragon is a wonderful childrens story by ruth stiles gannett about a boy who befriends a cat and then sets off on an adventure to wild island to rescue a dragon. Classics, comedy and humor, and fantasy interest level grades 3 5 grade level equivalent. Pdf my fathers dragon book by ruth stiles gannett free. Our play is based on two of ruth stiles gannetts dragon books. Lexile measure 990l, scholastic guided reading level n. He was the most excited baby dragon that ever lived. My fathers dragon free lapbook ideas to use with my favorite book chapter bread. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett, 9780440421214, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It was just the right level for him to listen, and totally gave his imagination a workout. 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.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1948, and was written by ruth stiles gannett. Free my fathers dragon worksheets and literature unit for. As soon as they had recovered, my father finished cutting the rope and the dragon raced around in circles and tried to turn a somersault. Free childrens read along stories my fathers dragon audiobook read alongs chapter 1 my father meets the cat listen to the full audiobook. Free download or read online my fathers dragon pdf epub book. As anita silveys 100 books for reading and sharing tell us, new vassar college graduate ruth stiles gannett wrote the book in two rainy weeks. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett scholastic. Reading level is probably about end of first grade. My fathers dragon lexile find a book metametrics inc. A 1948 newbery honor book and an ala notable book, my father s dragon is followed by elmer and the dragon rich, humorous, and thoroughly satisfying and the dragons of blueland ingenious and plausible, the fantasy wellsustained. A newbery honor book and an ala notable book, my fathers dragon is followed. He will sit for longer books, and we thought he might be ready for a chapter book.
In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. My father was in a hurry to fly away, and when the dragon finally calmed down a bit my father climbed up onto his back. The narrative mode is unusual, in that the narrator refers to the protagonist only as my father, giving the impression that this is a true story that happened long ago. Its action based, which is what makes it so attractive to younger readers. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Ruth stiles gannett wrote my fathers dragon just a few years after her graduation from vassar college in 1944. Each story stands alone, but read in succession, they are an unforgettable experience. We offer discounted pricing, free shipping and unparalleled expertise and customer service. Booksource is the premier trade book distributor to k12 school classrooms across the country. Free my fathers dragon study unit worksheets for teachers to print. My fathers dragon is a childrens novel by ruth stiles gannett about a young boy, elmer elevator, who runs away to wild island to rescue a baby dragon. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett free ebook. Our booksource team is working remotely and available to answer questions, create and quotes and place book. The chapters are short and simple, and it moves along at a nice pace.
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