Dragon Egg (Step into Reading) - Softcover

Loehr, Mallory

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375843507 ISBN 13: 9780375843501

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2007

Synopsis

A BIG EGG TOTTERS, tips, and falls out of its nest. It rolls down a hill, past a castle, and through a town. Along the way, curious people and animals gather to watch. When the egg finally cracks open, they get a surprise. Inside is a baby dragon!

About this title

About the Author:

Mallory Loehr is a children's book editor. Her most recent Step into Reading title was Unicorn Wings. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Hala Wittwer's lovely illustrations can be seen in Jane Yolen's Meow, Cat Stories from Around the World, Odysseus in the Serpent Maze, and Love & Kisses, Bunny. She lives in Rexburg, Idaho.

From Booklist:

With simple rhythmic words and lots of repetition, this book in the Step into Reading series tells an exciting story with a very young hero. While Dragon mama takes a nap, one of her five eggs rolls out of the nest, out of the cave, down the hill, along the road, past a castle, and through a town. It is chased by a shepherd, a dog, and many townspeople, including a knight on horseback––until it finally plunges off a cliff and cracks open. When a small, purple, fire-spitting dragon pops out, the chase begins in reverse, with everyone running from the small flying creature, who wants only to return to its cozy cave, its mama, and four newly hatched siblings. The minimal text, just one short line per page, leaves lots of space for the bright, lively pictures to fill in the exciting details of adventure and the coming home. Rochman, Hazel

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0375843507
• ISBN 13: 9780375843501
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Wittwer Hala