He was the most excited baby dragon that ever lived. 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. 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. Free my fathers dragon worksheets and literature unit for.
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. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. 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. The book has been awarded with newbery honor 1949, book sense book of the year award for rediscovery 2002 and many others. Free my fathers dragon study unit worksheets for teachers to print. A newbery honor book and an ala notable book, my fathers dragon is followed. Our play is based on two of ruth stiles gannetts dragon books. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. My father s dragon please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated.
Ruth stiles gannett wrote my fathers dragon just a few years after her graduation from vassar college in 1944. Its action based, which is what makes it so attractive to younger readers. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett goodreads. It was just the right level for him to listen, and totally gave his imagination a workout. 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. My fathers dragon free lapbook ideas to use with my favorite book chapter bread. Reading level is probably about end of first grade. The chapters are short and simple, and it moves along at a nice pace. It was just the right level for him to listen, and totally gave. A 1948 newbery honor book and an ala notable book, my fathers dragon is. 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. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett free ebook.
Lexile measure 990l, scholastic guided reading level n. Free childrens read along stories my fathers dragon audiobook read alongs chapter 1 my father meets the cat listen to the full audiobook. 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. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett scholastic teacher store. Pdf my fathers dragon book by ruth stiles gannett free. Each story stands alone, but read in succession, they are an unforgettable experience. 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 is a perfect first chapter book to read to your four or five year old because there are pictures on almost every page. Elmer elevator narrators father as a boy runs away with an. See more ideas about my fathers dragon, my father and dragon. We offer discounted pricing, free shipping and unparalleled expertise and customer service.
Free download or read online my fathers dragon pdf epub book. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett scholastic. Our booksource team is working remotely and available to answer questions, create and quotes and place book. The first edition of the novel was published in 1948, and was written by ruth stiles gannett. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Booksource is the premier trade book distributor to k12 school classrooms across the country. My fathers dragon lexile find a book metametrics inc. He will sit for longer books, and we thought he might be ready for a chapter book. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. When elmer elevator hears about the plight of an overworked and underappreciated flying baby dragon, he packs his knapsack with supplies and stows away on a ship headed for wild island. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett, 9780440421214, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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