{"product_id":"my-fathers-dragon-by-ruth-stiles-gannett-9781684229239","title":"My Father's Dragon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2026 Hardcover Reprint of 1948 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Father's Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e is a children's novel about a young boy, Elmer Elevator, who runs away to Wild Island to rescue a baby dragon. Both a Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book, it is the first book of a trilogy whose other titles are \u003cem\u003eElmer and the Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Dragons of Blueland\u003c\/em\u003e. The young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2012, it was ranked number 49 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal. The story was written by Ruth Stiles Gannett and illustrated by her stepmother Ruth Chrisman Gannett.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643082752236,"sku":"9781684229239","price":57.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9f5e03a09129ab7138248ad455e74348.jpg?v=1779170022","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/my-fathers-dragon-by-ruth-stiles-gannett-9781684229239","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}