A Friend for Dear Dragon

Dear Dragon

by Margaret Hillert

Give your primary students more varied book choices in a wider range of reading levels to meet both their interests and abilities successfully-and watch their skills soar! The complete collection features 96 books, many written by well-known author, poet, and former teacher, Margaret Hill. The series is organized into four sub-collections by student interest and reading level. Each sub-collection is accompanied by a helpful Teacher's Guide.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

31 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Margaret Hillert has written over 80 books for children who are just learning to read. Her books have been translated into many languages and have helped children throughout the world learn to read. She first started writing poetry as a child and has continued to write for children and adults throughout her life. As a first grade teacher, Margaret realized that the books available for students just learning to read were beyond their comprehension. She then began to write her easy readers and poetry for children. Her first collection of poetry Farther Than Far was published in 1969. Her many awards include the Chicago Children's Reading Round Table Annual Award for outstanding contributions to the field of children's literature. Other honors include the David W. Longe Prize and the Michigan Bookwoman of the Year Award. A teacher for 34 years, she is now retired and lives in Michigan where she continues to write stories and poetry.

Reviews

[Catherine Craig (Angelic Light) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love all of the books in the Dear Dragon Series, and this one was also great. The story is about a boy and his dragon, who make friends with a little girl and her unicorn who have just moved into their street. They all have fun together with a picnic.

The pictures in the book are beautiful, and the text is easy to understand.

There are also activities in the book, and a picture glossary, with common sight words, which are very useful. Some words used in the book are a, all, and, are, bring, can, eat and have.

This is a great book for children, which I highly recommend.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book.

[Konner Crawford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every single book in the large Dear Dragon series is perfect for your kindergartener! Focus on this and the "There wad an Old Lady" books and your midget will be reading ahead of their classmates in no time!

[Samantha]

The illustrations were a bit odd... pixelated or drawn with an etch-a-sketch and colored in?

[PottWab Regional Library]

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[Jenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

The oddly pixelated images in these books always put me off the teeniest bit, but it's Dear Dragon (which should be read in a British accent) and a unicorn; a good message and a vocab list included in the back of the book.

[Carina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great-Grandpa Bob found this book for me to read in a Little Library! It's very simple, but it will be nice when I'm older and I start reading books on my own.

[Elle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading activities after the story will be helpful for parents reinforcing their child's reading skills. A word list is also useful for working on sight words.