"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 slave girl offers him hope. She knows he is a magical creatrure, and their special friendship keeps them both safe, for now...

 

This book has been graded for interest at 7-10 years.

There are 107 pages in this book. This is a chapter book. Publishers market early chapter books at readers aged 6-10 years. This book was published 2008 by Scholastic US .

Jenny Nimmo is the acclaimed author of the Charlie Bone series. She has won several significant awards for her children's books, including the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and the Tir na n-Og Welsh Arts Council award for The Snow Spider. She lives in Wales with her husband, David. Alan Marks is widely published and has illustrated many books. He is also a 'Smarties Prize' prize winner.