classic tale with great illustrations
My third grade teacher read this series to us and i was captivated! This is the best childrens series!!

Karen H. (
kh) wrote on 2/23/2007...
Great childrens book.
This book is used in Sonlight Core K.
Sonlight Core K Read-Aloud

Karin Z. (
kzdaisy) wrote on 4/19/2006...
my 7 yo loved this story.

Marjorie S. (
marjorie) wrote on 4/5/2006...
"Here is a real delight-a nonsense tale in which the ingenuity of the humor and the logic of the nonsense are irresistible. The text and decorative and amusing black-and-white pictures tell the story of a small boy's trip to rescue an overworked dragon from a jungle island bristling with wild beasts." The New Yorker
A group of lazy animals on Wild Island have captured a baby dragon and put him to work. The little dragon can fly, so they are forcing him to act as a flying ferry across a dangerous river. The dragon doesn't like it.
So goes the story that reaches a kind-hearted boy name Elmer Elevator ("my father"). Elmer, carrying a bag of most unusual supplies to beguile the nasty inhabitants of Wild Island and free the dragon is one of the most exciting adventures ever.