My Father''s Dragon--a favorite of young readers since
the 1940s and a Newbery honor book--captures the nonsensical logic
of childhood in an amusingly deadpan fashion. The story begins when
Elmer Elevator the narrator''s father as a boy runs away with an
old alley cat to rescue a flying baby dragon being exploited on a
faraway island. With the help of two dozen pink lollipops, rubber
bands, chewing gum, and a fine-toothed comb, Elmer disarms the
fiercest of beasts on Wild Island. The quirky
內容簡介：
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.
關於作者：
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.
目錄：
My Father Meets the Cat
My Father Runs AWaV
My Father Finds the Island
My Father Finds the River
My Father Meets Some Tigers
My Father Meets A Rhinoceros
My Father Meets A Lion
My Father Meets A Gorilla
My Father Makes A Bridge
My Father Finds the Dragon
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