Description
Publish Date: Jun. 02 2020
US school grade range: From 1 To 3
96 pages
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<b>Drake needs to stop a dangerous wizard battle in this action-packed, bestselling series!</b><p></p>Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Magic from a wizards’ battle is destroying the city of Remus! To stop this dangerous duel, Drake and Petra team up with a Dragon Master named Tessa. Tessa, who is blind, has a very special connection with her Sound Dragon, Sono. Together, the Dragon Masters will need to find a Power Crystal! Can they save the city? _x000D_
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<p><p><b>A <i>New York Times</i> bestselling series!</b></p><p><b>Praise for <i>Rise of the Earth Dragon</i> (Dragon Masters #1):</b></p><p>”In this first of the Dragon Masters series, vocabularly is accessible; sentences, paragraphs, and chapters are short; and dialogue moves the story along rapidly. Black-and-white sketch-type drawings add depth to the story and feelings to the characters (both children and dragons). Emergent readers will find happy success here.” — <i>Booklist</i></p><p>”The first of a new series of early chapter books, this entry is sure to attract fans. Brief chapters, large print, lots of action, attractive illustrations in every spread including a maplike panorama, an enviable protagonist — who wouldn’t want to be a Dragon Master? — all combine to make an entertaining read. With plenty left to be resolved, the next entry will be eagerly sought after.” – <i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p><p>”Each page features wonderfully detailed pencil illustrations which help to support the text.” — <i>Library Media Connection</i></p><p><b>Praise for BRANCHES books:</b></p><p>”These books should be considered for larger libraries wanting to enhance their easy-reader collections.” — <i>School Library Journal</i></p><p>”A nice stepping stone to more advanced chapter books.” — <i>Booklist</i></p></p>_x000D_
