A Newbery Honor Book in 1948, this humorous adventure story about a boy who uses his wits to rescue an enslaved baby Dragon is .
This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 2-3, Stories) in Appendix B.
When Elmer Elevator hears about the plight of an overworked and underappreciated baby flying dragon, he stows away on a ship and travels to Wild Island to rescue the dragon.
ALA Notable Children\'s Book
Newbery Honor Book
IRA Children\'s Choice. reissued in a near facsimile of the first edition, including original full-color jacket and long-lost endpaper maps.--Booklist. . .
A Newbery Honor Book in 1948, this humorous adventure story about a boy who uses his wits to rescue an enslaved baby Dragon is
