See more ideas about my fathers dragon, my father and dragon. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett scholastic. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett scholastic teacher store. Ruth stiles gannett wrote my fathers dragon just a few years after her graduation from vassar college in 1944. Elmer elevator narrators father as a boy runs away with an. 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. A 1948 newbery honor book and an ala notable book, my fathers dragon is. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. My fathers dragon free lapbook ideas to use with my favorite book chapter bread. He will sit for longer books, and we thought he might be ready for a chapter book. My father s dragon please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated.
Each story stands alone, but read in succession, they are an unforgettable experience. The chapters are short and simple, and it moves along at a nice pace. Free my fathers dragon study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Lexile measure 990l, scholastic guided reading level n.
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. 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 book has been awarded with newbery honor 1949, book sense book of the year award for rediscovery 2002 and many others. Free download or read online my fathers dragon pdf epub book. Booksource is the premier trade book distributor to k12 school classrooms across the country. It was just the right level for him to listen, and totally gave. A newbery honor book and an ala notable book, my fathers dragon is followed. 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.
Reading level is probably about end of first grade. Free childrens read along stories my fathers dragon audiobook read alongs chapter 1 my father meets the cat listen to the full audiobook. 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. Elmer elevator seeks to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett, 9780440421214, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He was the most excited baby dragon that ever lived. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. My fathers dragon lexile find a book metametrics inc. The first edition of the novel was published in 1948, and was written by ruth stiles gannett. Its action based, which is what makes it so attractive to younger readers. 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 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. 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. 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. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett free ebook. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. We offer discounted pricing, free shipping and unparalleled expertise and customer service. It was just the right level for him to listen, and totally gave his imagination a workout. Our play is based on two of ruth stiles gannetts dragon books. Free my fathers dragon worksheets and literature unit for. My fathers dragon by ruth stiles gannett goodreads. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Classics, comedy and humor, and fantasy interest level grades 3 5 grade level equivalent. Our booksource team is working remotely and available to answer questions, create and quotes and place book. 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.
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