My Father's Dragon - Hardcover

Gannett, Ruth Stiles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394914384 ISBN 13: 9780394914381

Publisher: Random House Childrens Books, 1948

Synopsis

A young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island.

About this title

About the Author

RUTH STILES GANNETT wrote My Father's Dragon just a few years after her graduation from Vassar College in 1944. 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. All three dragon stories have been continuously in print in the more than 40 years since their publication. The author's other books include Katie and the Sad Noise and The Wonderful House-Boat- Train. She is married to the artist and calligrapher Peter Kahn. They have seven daughters and seven grandchildren.

From the Inside Flap

When Elmer Elevator hears about the plight of an overworked and underappreciated baby flying dragon, he stows away on a ship and travels to Wild Island to rescue the dragon.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
• Publication date: 1948
• ISBN 10: 0394914384
• ISBN 13: 9780394914381
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Gannett Ruth Stiles