For fans of "How to Train Your Dragon"" comes a new tale about dragon Miss Drake and her human pet Winnie, by a two-time Newbery Honor winner, featuring illustrations by Caldecott Honor winner Mary GrandPre. Three-thousand-year-old Miss Drake has arranged to send her dear pet Winnie to The Spriggs Academy, an extraordinary school for humans and magicals alike. Winnie is particularly excited about magic class and having Sir Isaac Newton for science. She s also making new friends and frenemies. . . . When a plot to snatch Winnie from her San Francisco home is uncovered, Miss Drake is ready to use all her cunning and magic to thwart it. Not that feisty Winnie needs the help. . . . As a team, the intrepid duo you first met in ""A Dragon s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans"" is unstoppable! With equal doses of whimsy and humor, Laurence Yep and Joanne Ryder have crafted an enchanting story about true friendship. Praise for ""A Dragon s Guide to Making Your Human Smarter"" ""Yep and Ryder keep the magic coming with their whimsical fantasy, enhanced by Grandpre's sweet drawings. The story positively vibrates with fun."" ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""Lighthearted episodes of unusual school lessons and field trips, illustrated by GrandPre s winsome spot art, are grounded by Miss Drake s more serious encounters with the goons...a gratifying development as this buoyant, fantastical series continues."" ""The Horn Book Review"" Praise for ""A Dragon s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans"" * Warm humor, magical mishaps, and the main characters budding mutual respect and affection combine to give this opener for a planned series a special shine that will draw readers and leave them impatient for sequels. ""Booklist,"" Starred The tale is alternately comical, suspenseful and sometimes sweetly emotional. ""Kirkus Reviews"" Miss Drake s arch narration and the sharp back-and-forth between the characters create an enchanting story, accented by GrandPre s whimsical black-and-white spot illustrations. ""Pu"

 

There are 304 pages in this book. This is a guide book. This book was published 2017 by Random House USA Inc .

LAURENCE YEP is the critically-acclaimed author of more than sixty books for children and young adults, including two Newbery Honor Award winners: "Dragonwings "and" Dragon's Gate. " In 2005, he won the Laura Ingalls Wilder award for a substantial and lasting contribution literature for children. Mr. Yep lives with his wife in California. Joanne Ryder is the author of many books for children, including Each Living Thing, The Snail's Spell, and Earthdance . She lives in Pacific Grove, California.