My Father's Dragon
by Ruth Stiles Gannett and Ruth Chrisman Gannett
When Elmer Elevator tells a stray cat about his dream of being able to fly, he learns... read more
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 1948
Word Count 7,682
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 970L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 486
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Rescues--Fiction
- Dragons
- Dragons--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Adventure stories
- Adventure and adventurers
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical
- Islands--Fiction
- Animals
- Animals--Fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 1

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2021
Honor, 1949
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