Wednesday, March 9, 2011

The Dragon Machine


Title: The Dragon Machine

Author: Helen Ward

Illustrator: Wayne Anderson

Publisher: Puffin Books (part of the Penguin Group)

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Publication Date: 2003

Genre: Picture Book

Audience: Gr. PreK-2

Overview: George begins to see dragons all around him. No one else can see them, but they are always around George wherever he goes. The dragons begin to cause havoc that George is blamed for, so he builds a huge mechanical dragon and leads all of the dragons away to a place where they will not bother anyone. George takes the dragons away and his machine crashes, but his parents pick him up and return home, without any dragons.

Activity: Students could be asked after reading this story to write or discuss why the dragons acted in such a way, and why George had to send them away. They could also be asked to relate how George solved his problem to a way that they solved problems in their lives. As the dragons in this story are not particularly scary in any way, it could be used as an introduction to other books with dragons and other mythical creatures.

Reviewer’s Name: Zack Zajaczkowski

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