- Elmer and the Dragon
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name = Elmer and the Dragon
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image_caption = "Elmer and the Dragon" book cover
author =Ruth Stiles Gannett
illustrator = Ruth Chrisman Gannett
cover_artist = Ruth Chrisman Gannett
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language = English
series =My Father's Dragon trilogy
genre =Children's novel
publisher =Random House
release_date = 1977
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media_type = Print
pages = 97 pp (paperback)
isbn = ISBN 978-0394890494
preceded_by = "My Father's Dragon "
followed_by = "The Dragons of Blueland ""Elmer and the Dragon" is the second in the "
My Father's Dragon "trilogy of children's novels byRuth Stiles Gannett . It is preceded by "My Father's Dragon " and followed by "The Dragons of Blueland ". In this book, Elmer Elevator and his recently liberated dragon friend travel home, but find themselves marooned on another island inhabited by talkative animals. Theillustration s within the book are black and white lithographs, done by Ruth Chrisman Gannett.Plot summary
Elmer and Boris the dragon are stranded on a remote island inhabited only by canaries. One of them, Flute, was Elmer's pet until he escaped to Canary Island. Elmer helps Flute and the king and queen canaries to dig up a chest that the island's former human settlers left. Inside are various household items, a watch, a harmonica, and six bags of gold. The dragon flies Elmer back to his house before returning to Blueland, his own home.
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