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Dragons Beware!

Jorge Aguirre, illustrated by Rafael Rosado

Claudette, a wooden-sword-wielding fighter, wants to defend her town from the sorcerer Grombach and an army of gargoyles. Accompanied by her friend Marie and younger brother Gaston, she follows her father as he seeks to recover his powerful sword and confront their enemy. The children encounter a cursed hag and a dragon that has swallowed the stolen sword. Using courage, cooperation, diplomacy, and some luck, the trio works to protect their community.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
GN320L
ATOS Book Level
2.9
AR Interest Level
MG
AR Points
1
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
J
Themes
Adventure · Courage · Folklore And Mythology · Teamwork
Format
Paperback
Publisher
First Second
Published
May 12, 2015
Pages
160
ISBN-13
9781596438781
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2016Fiction for Children
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