My Father's Dragon - Ruth Stiles Gannett

A Newbery Honor Book in 1948, this humorous adventure story about a boy who uses his wits to rescue an enslaved baby dragon is... reissued in a near facsimile of the first edition, including original full-color jacket and long-lost endpaper maps.--Booklist. ALA Notable Children's Book; Newbery Honor Book; IRA Children's Choice. nWhen 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. nThis book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 2-3, Stories) in Appendix Bn