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Dragon Egg
A BIG EGG TOTTERS, tips, and falls out of its nest. It rolls down a hill, past a castle, and through a town. Along the way, curious people and animals gather to watch. When the egg finally cracks open, they get a surprise. Inside is a baby dragon!
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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May 2, 2016
These Step Into Reading books are tricky. I mean, yes they are good for kids who are learning to read, but the stories in them often leave much to be desired.
That being said, my 4 y.o. read this all by herself, and the story didn't make me want to rip my hair out. :)
That being said, my 4 y.o. read this all by herself, and the story didn't make me want to rip my hair out. :)
April 9, 2025
This is such a cute story with so much going on in the beautiful, fun illustrations. While a mother dragon naps beside her five pretty eggs, one wobbles, tips out of the nest, and rolls way. A number of people and animals chase it until it stops rolling. Then the whole series of events reverse with a main difference.
August 25, 2017
This easy reader book features a dragon egg rolling away from it's cave and the adventure that ensues. A simple and easy to follow book for any age group.
August 22, 2019
It was really good.
March 9, 2022
this is the first book i ever read on my own
August 2, 2022
A very cute beginning reader perfect for any child who loves dragons.
May 19, 2023
Cute art!! Any my 5 year old daughter was able to read a lot of it on her own. A bit reptitive.
February 9, 2025
This was an ok book. The illustrations were nice. This is a book for beginner readers so there isn't too much of a story line. This is also an AR book for anyone who might want to know.
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November 1, 2022My first book I read by myself! (With a tiny bit of help from mom).
April 1, 2013
This richly colored reader offers up the tale of a dragon's egg that rolls out of the nest, and the baby dragon's journey to find its mother. It is a simple story, as much told by the pictures as the words. The text is in a clean, easy to read font, a good size, and has limited and simplistic vocabulary. The illustrations are engaging without being too busy, and the color scheme could attract children of either gender. (The baby is purple and pink, the mother is richly pink, there's a rainbow of other dragonlets.)
In some ways, the illustrations remind me of the Serendipity series, which I had a mild addiction to as an emergent reader. The appealing colors and harmless monster theme appealed to me both because I found the illustrations attractive and didn't feel like I was having my gender norms pressed on me. My son really loves this one!
I would use this from pre-K to 2nd grade. It does have a fairly large "reading level" number on the cover, which I would be sure to cover with a thematically appropriate sticker. As leveling can be arbitrary, students certainly don't need to feel stigmatized by the 'level' being so visible.
In some ways, the illustrations remind me of the Serendipity series, which I had a mild addiction to as an emergent reader. The appealing colors and harmless monster theme appealed to me both because I found the illustrations attractive and didn't feel like I was having my gender norms pressed on me. My son really loves this one!
I would use this from pre-K to 2nd grade. It does have a fairly large "reading level" number on the cover, which I would be sure to cover with a thematically appropriate sticker. As leveling can be arbitrary, students certainly don't need to feel stigmatized by the 'level' being so visible.
February 17, 2009
This book has very cute illustrations and nice, bright colors. The story itself is fun - the egg rolls along and all these different people and animals start following. When it hatches the dragon chases them all back to where they came from.
My kids liked it. My struggling reader did really well with it EXCEPT for the word 'through'. Now call me crazy but that's not a beginning reader word. It's not a beginning sight word. It doesn't follow the phonics rules. He hit it and crashed. They also use the word 'castle which is a tough one, but there's a big picture of one on the page so he breezed through it. Other than that the book uses all words the child can sound out or are early sight words (like 'the').
I would have given this 3 stars but when my son got done reading it today he held it lovingly in his hands and asked if he could "read it again tomorrow and every other day."
My kids liked it. My struggling reader did really well with it EXCEPT for the word 'through'. Now call me crazy but that's not a beginning reader word. It's not a beginning sight word. It doesn't follow the phonics rules. He hit it and crashed. They also use the word 'castle which is a tough one, but there's a big picture of one on the page so he breezed through it. Other than that the book uses all words the child can sound out or are early sight words (like 'the').
I would have given this 3 stars but when my son got done reading it today he held it lovingly in his hands and asked if he could "read it again tomorrow and every other day."
January 24, 2019
Basic plot: A dragon egg rolls away from the nest, hatches, and the baby dragon flies to find its mother.
Extremely cute art, with lots of interesting subtleties to the pictures. This will provide lots of fuel for interacting with the text as my son grows older (I am SUCH an English teacher...). The repetition of the baby dragon's journey is really good for the toddler- and it teaches prepositions (English teacher again, sorry)! Other than that, every time I read it to my son he tries to "blow fire" like the baby dragon does. He makes the same sound I do for the baby dragon- it cracks me up every time. Anything that gets my little guy involved enough to hunt for a specific page in the book so mommy can make a silly noise has to be fantastic.
Extremely cute art, with lots of interesting subtleties to the pictures. This will provide lots of fuel for interacting with the text as my son grows older (I am SUCH an English teacher...). The repetition of the baby dragon's journey is really good for the toddler- and it teaches prepositions (English teacher again, sorry)! Other than that, every time I read it to my son he tries to "blow fire" like the baby dragon does. He makes the same sound I do for the baby dragon- it cracks me up every time. Anything that gets my little guy involved enough to hunt for a specific page in the book so mommy can make a silly noise has to be fantastic.
December 18, 2014
I liked the repeatitive structure and writers choice for a level one reader. Also, the way the pictures tell most of the story fit for the level. Artwork was really nice, especially the colors of the dragons art the end.
November 10, 2007
Such beautiful illustratons and a really fun beginner dragon story. This is a real treat for a beginning reader book. Also recommended for reading to toddlers and preschoolers.
February 1, 2017
This is one of my son's favorite books. He can quote the whole thing. Great for beginning readers.
July 22, 2009
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June 12, 2010
Loved this book good for counting and colors w/ my 2 y/o. Very cute graphics and not a ton of writing so fun to add stuff and talk about whats going on!
February 3, 2011
Introduce concepts such as "out", "down", "through", "along", "past", "off", and "open" in this adorable beginning reader. It is just right for a toddler story time.
October 3, 2011
kept rolling on
crashed at end
crashed at end
January 30, 2014
The cover is what drew me to it. The dragon was just too cute for me to pass over. The story itself was enjoyable. It's a short adventure of a baby dragon while away from its mother.
March 13, 2010
A nice book for those creative first readers.
May 7, 2013
My kids love this story, and the cute illustrations really make the book.
October 24, 2014
My grandson is choosing his own books to READ. Early First Grade.
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