The Dragon's Child Author:Jenny Nimmo "In a deep cave beside the sea, a mother dragon watched her child trying to fly. It was hopeless." The dragons are flying South, leaving their homeland for safer lands. Dando - last of the dragons to be born - is still learning to fly. Soon it will be too late. Abandoned by his mother, Dando the dragon child must survive alone. Only an orphaned ... more »slave girl offers him hope. She knows he is a magical creatrure, and their special friendship keeps them both safe, for now...« less