My Father's Dragon

Recommended For: Bookworm (4-6 year olds)

Topic Explored: Jungle Animals

Skills Explored

• Fine motor development
• Print awareness
• Sensory exploration
• Environmental awareness
• Phonological awareness
• Rhythm recognition
• Number sense
• Comparative thinking
• Spatial awareness
• Positional vocabulary
• Fine motor development
• Visual expression
• Descriptive language
• Life science
• Creative expression
• Fine motor skills
• Story structure
• Cognitive skills 

Overview of My Father's Dragon

When Elmer Elevator tells a stray cat about his dream of being able to fly, he learns of a captive dragon on Wild Island. The jungle residents have forced the dragon to serve as their shuttle across a wide river — and anyone who rescues the dragon from its cruel captors might be entitled to a free ride. Elmer needs no further encouragement to stow away aboard a ship to the island, where he matches wits with hungry tigers, an irate gorilla, cranky crocodiles, and other moody creatures. A charmingly illustrated Newbery Honor Book, this comic adventure story has delighted generations of children.

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