Book, My Father's Dragon, by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Ruth Stiles GannettBook, My Father's Dragon, by Ruth Stiles Gannett,
My Father's Dragon is a children's novel by Ruth Stiles Gannett about a young boy, Elmer Elevator, who runs away to Wild Island to rescue a baby dragon. Both a Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book, it is the first book of a trilogy whose other titles are Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland. It was made into an anime film titled, Elmer's Adventures: My Father's Dragon. 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. The illustrations within the book are black and white done with a grease crayon on a grained paper, done by Ruth Chrisman Gannett. The story was cited as a runner-up for the Newbery Medal in 1949 and was an ALA Notable Book. It was also nominated for the Ambassador Book Award in 1948. In the story, we meet some tigers, a rhinoceros, a lion, and a gorilla all leading to the baby dragon. There is also a river, an island, and a bridge.
- Paperback : 88 pages,
- ISBN-10 : 1453782052,
- ISBN-13 : 978-1453782057,
- Reading age : 7 - 9 years,
- Grade level : 2 - 4,
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.17 x 9 inches,