Howl of the Wind Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #20)

Dragon Masters #20

by Tracey West, Graham Howells (Illustrator)

Evil wizard Astrid brings the Garden of Beasts to life and the Dragon Masters must go into battle in the latest installment of this New York Times bestselling series!
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This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

Drake and Rori rush off to find a Wind Dragon--the final dragon needed to undo the False Life spell. But they soon learn that the Wind Dragon is being held captive! Can they rescue her and her Dragon Master, Quilla? They'll need to hurry because evil wizard Astrid has already cast her terrible spell... Prepare for the Dragon Masters' biggest battle yet! With engaging black-and-white artwork on every page, kids won't be able to put down this action-packed book!

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Chapter Books, Dragons, Fiction, Adventure, Juvenile

96 pages, Paperback

Published November 2, 2021

About the author

Tracey West is the New York Times bestselling author of Dragon Masters, a series in the Scholastic Branches line. She has written more than 400 books for kids, including the Pixie Tricks series and the Underdogs series with Kyla May.

Some readers also know Tracey for writing books based on animation such as Pokémon and LEGO Ninjago.

She currently lives in the western Catskills of New York with her husband, Bill; their adopted dogs; and a whole mess of chickens.

Reviews

[shannon ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely I will keep adding these to my goodreads lol

[Steven R. McEvoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an amazing wrap up to the Astrid story arc in this incredible series. These books are now well below my youngest daughters reading level. But she loves them so much. She read for 20 minutes 5 days most weeks and a book in this series use to take her 10-12 days to read. This one she read in under three sittings over 2 days. And she has insisted that we pre-order the next volume Bloom of the Flower Dragon, and was disappointed that there is not an announced 22nd volume yet. I have said it before and I state it again, This series gets better and better. It has massive staying power. And in this volume we get a tiny surprise! This is book 20 but we have reread a few of the volumes, making it the 30th time we have read a book in the series. As a family we eagerly await the new volumes that have been announced. And this volume returns to the illustrator Graham Howells. However, we should return to this volume.

The description of this volume is:

“Drake and Rori rush off to find a Wind Dragon-the final dragon needed to undo the False Life spell. But they soon learn that the Wind Dragon is being held captive! Can they rescue her and her Dragon Master, Quilla? They'll need to hurry because evil wizard Astrid has already cast her terrible spell... Prepare for the Dragon Masters' biggest battle yet! With engaging black-and-white artwork on every page, kids won't be able to put down this action-packed book!”

This story picks up immediately following the previous one. My daughter reads through the chapter titles before beginning, and guesses what might happen. The chapters this time are:

Find the Wind Dragon
A Wind Dragon!
Queen Amaru
Capture the Dragons!
On the Mountain
The Glowing Bones
The Tenebrex Stone
Into the Fortress
Bones of the Beasts
Lost and Found
Beasts, Attack!
Dragons vs. Beasts
The Magic of the Tenebrex
A Sister’s Plea
A Visitor

This story is action packed. And in some ways the action races from start to just before the finish. Drake his dragon Worm, Dragon masters and Dragon friends, and the council of wizards must all work together this time, to have a chance to defeat Astrid. Previous battles have not gone well against her. And this story has a lot of surprises in store for the readers. But to find out what happens you will need to pick up this book and give it a read.

These books are great for young readers, and those who read to and with them. I admit I could not wait to find out what was going to happen and finished the book on a coffee break at work, while my daughter was at school. (But we will keep that between us, right!) My daughter adores these books and often rereads them to herself. And that is the highest praise I can give these book!

This is a great read in a wonderful series. Maybe the best yet!

[Lorelai Didur · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book because there was a ginormous battle at the end and I love how the main villain can take the Dragon's powers and also use them

[Bronwyn]

I read to him and Galen read on November 12, 2024.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute story of good vs evil and team work. It would be good for students just starting to read chapter books.

[Trevor Parker · Rating 4 out of 5]

R really enjoyed this book.

[Efox · Rating 4 out of 5]

We are so into these books, this on has been pre-ordered for months. The excitement when it arrived was real and when we finally got to read it - well it was worth the wait.

This book is the culmination of the adventure that began back in Fortress of the Stone Dragon: A Branches Book, and has been going on for a few books. It was very exciting and engaging for both my now 6 year old and 3 year old. They are already looking forward to the NEXT book (because they saw it on the back) and have fully integrated plot points into their daily play. Thanks Tracey West for such a fantastic series.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

We got this huge buildup over three books of trying to prevent Astrid from using this false life spell, but then she does it and all it does is make these bones come alive and since they are literally just bones they don't appear to be a problem at all for the dragons to fight and defeat. How was this so threatening to begin with? I think it's fun that dinosaurs were weaved into the story since I imagine there is a good overlap between kids that like dinosaurs and dragons, but the whole fight sequence was incredibly anticlimactic. Again, why was it a good idea to let loose a bunch of "bad" wizards? This whole Astrid storyline was kind of weird.

[Sonya Desilva · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked this up without seeing the number in the series. It is #20 which was probably a bad place to start. The Dragon master stories obviously build upon each other and this one felt like it might have picked up mid-stream from #19. Not hard to follow other than a lot of characters and no character development. The story was interesting and I can see this series making for a great kids show. It was very fast paced and simply worded. I can see why it appeals to the 1st grade kids and why they so desperately want the next book when they bring back the previous one in the series.

[Brooke Shackelford · Rating 4 out of 5]

My boys (ages 7 and 4) have been waiting for this book to be published and were so excited when it arrived in the mail earlier this month. We all picked right back up into the story line, even though it’s been a few months. Now they are sad the next one won’t be out until April. These books are so good to build a love of reading. The short chapters and pictures on every page make them perfect for new, young readers.

[Maggie Allyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet, little (well... 21 books long), fantasy series for kids. I have no issues recommending this one. It's delightful to see fantasy for kids where the kids DESIRE what is right and don't struggle with it the whole way through. It is black and white in clarity of right and wrong. Plus fun and adventurous to boot. PLUS, adult bonus- you can read any book, which would make more sense in series order, and still enjoy it 😉

[Ariel · Rating 5 out of 5]

One thing I really enjoyed about this book is the emphasis on teamwork. The Dragon Masters have to work together to rescue the wind dragon and defeat Astrid and use their strengths to overcome the challenges they face. It's a great message for young readers about the importance of working together and supporting each other. I also appreciate the attention to detail in world-building. The magic system is well-defined, and the ingredients for the false life spell are unique and intriguing. The descriptions of the dragon and their abilities are also well-done, making it easy to picture the action and imagine the world the characters inhabit. I recommend this book to young readers who enjoy fantasy and adventure. It's a quick, engaging read with likable characters, exciting action, and a positive message about teamwork and friendship.

Howl of the Wind Dragon
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[Jeanette Marie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I bought this series for my 6 year old who’s a beginner reader because he’s obsessed with dragons. I have to say I’m disappointed though, there are way too many characters to keep track of, the book comsist of conversations mainly between the characters and the writing is poorly done. Trying to have my son learn how to read from these books has been difficult with all the grammar errors. I will say it’s pretty easy for him to read since there aren’t really any difficult words

[Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another Dragon Master book in the books! And there's going to be another one after this one!

I feel like this book had a lot going on with it, and unless you've read the other books you would be very confused. Even having read all the other books, there was still a lot to remember and process.

My 6-year-old still loves them.

Quilla and Wayra are based in Peru in my opinion.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

My DD really likes this series. She does complain that they all end in a cliff hanger so you have to wait for the next book to come out to finish the story.

[Vương Khánh · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is Fabulous

[Ari R · Rating 4 out of 5]

pretty cool

[Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books are cute, fast paced, and have strong morals of friendship, honesty, and bravery. I love that my kiddo loves them and I can see why!

[Noah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is a 6-8/9 year old

[Shankar B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked when the Stone Dragon turned Astrid into stone.

[Abigael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pictures don't match the story.

[PottWab Regional Library]

A, SM

[Mandi · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son loves reading these together. We go through them fast and thankful that our library has them all as ebooks so we can read them and also enjoy the artwork.

[Ronel Janse van Vuuren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Queen Amaru is terrifying. The illustrations are lovely. Who would have thought a dragon could howl? I like that Eko had a bigger role in this book. Astrid is worse than Maldred by far. Great ending.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

We listened to the audiobook version as a family, and my son was enthralled. He requested a 5-star review.

[Pamela Zeiger · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 6 year old loves these stories. She said the description of the dragon was beautiful.

[Ashlee Seelos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tyler (6) loves this series.

[Mackenzie Janssen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Plot: ★★★☆☆

Character: ★★★☆☆

Setting: ★★★☆☆

Engagement: ★★★☆☆

Listenability: ★★★★☆

Enjoyment: ★★★☆☆

[Paxton Cabigon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heart warming ending

[Joey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. I can’t wait for the next book to come out! I will make sure I will re-read the book!