A 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.
year: 1948, 1987, 1979, 2006, 2008, 1991, 2014, 2020
call number/section: 1000, 920, 4
subjects: dragons, fiction, animals, juvenile fiction, rescues, islands, fantasy fiction, fantasy, fantasy fiction
Editions
Gannett, Ruth Stiles
Random House (1948)
A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island.
Schools: 6
Gannett, Ruth Stiles
Knopf (1987)
A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island.
Schools: 41
Gannett, Ruth Stiles
Random House (1979)
A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island.
Schools: 25
Gannett, Ruth Stiles
Random House, Incorporated (2006)
A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them accross the river on Wild Island.
Schools: 4
Gannett, Ruth Stiles
Random House (2008)
Elmer Elevator hears about the plight of an overworked baby flying dragon, so he stows away on a ship to Wild Island in order to rescue the dragon.
Schools: 1
Gannett, Ruth Stiles
Scholastic (1991)
A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island.
Schools: 6
Gannett, Ruth Stiles
Dover Publications, Inc. (2014)
A 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.
Schools: 1
Gannett, Ruth Stiles
A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island.
Schools: 0
Gannett, Ruth Stiles
A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island.
Schools: 0
Gannett, Ruth Stiles
Describes the adventures of a small boy who befriends an old alley cat and in return hears the story of a captive baby dragon which he decides to free.
Schools: 1
Gannett, Ruth Stiles
Bushel & Peck Books (2020)
"The enduring story of Elmer and his beloved dragon, the tangerines, the tigers and the chewing gum, the clever escape, and of course, the enduring friendship"--Provided by publisher.
Schools: 1