The Dragonling
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 1990 · Est. 1 hour read

The Dragonling

By Jackie French Koller, Judith Mitchell (Illustrator)

Part of the The Dragonling series

A boy risks everything to return a baby dragon to its kind.

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80 pages· 7,204 words· Est. 1 hour read
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Darek dreams of his first Dragonquest, like his heroic brother. But when he discovers a baby dragon in a slain Great Blue's pouch, his life changes. To save his new friend, Darek must brave the perilous Valley of the Dragons. Will he succeed in returning the dragonling to its fiery kin, or will the journey prove too dangerous? Adventure and friendship await in this thrilling tale of courage and loyalty.

From the publisher

A boy and a baby dragon forge an unlikely friendship in this first book in the fantastical Dragonling chapter book series! Darek can’t wait for his first Dragonquest. Then he can be just like his older brother, Clep, the hero who brought down a Great Blue, the largest and fiercest dragon of all. Darek goes to admire the kill—and finds a dragonling peeking out of the giant dragon’s pouch. Scared but curious, he feeds the hungry baby and makes an unlikely friend. But to save the helpless Dragonling he must now venture into the fearsome Valley of the Dragons, risking his life to return his friend to his own fire-breathing kind.

At a glance
Format
Pages
80
Words
7,204
Reading age
7–10
Audience
Transitional Reader
Lexile
640L
Themes & topics
Books about helping othersBooks about questsBooks about facing fearsBooks about dragonsBooks about friendship
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4
F&P level
~P
AR points
1
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
5412
Publication
Published
July 3, 2018
First published
January 1, 1990
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781534400610

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