Collins Big Cat - The Dragon in the Sewer: Band 15/Emerald

Paperback

Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.

On the way to the library with Mum, Ava finds a dragon in the sewer beneath the city. Can she use the breathing techniques her doctor taught her to help the young dragon control its fire-breath?

Pages 46 and 47 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.

Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

RRP: £7.75

Imprint

Collins

ISBN

978-0-00-864759-9

Publication Date

08-01-2024

Format

Paperback

Pages

48 pages

Dimensions

148x210mm

Product Description

Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.

On the way to the library with Mum, Ava finds a dragon in the sewer beneath the city. Can she use the breathing techniques her doctor taught her to help the young dragon control its fire-breath?

Pages 46 and 47 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.

Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

Author

Cindy Baldwin, Illustrated by Irma Ruggiero, Prepared for publication by Collins Big Cat

The Dragon in the Sewerwas inspired by Cindy's daughter, who loves dragons and wears knee braces to support unstable joints, as well as Cindy's own experience with lung disease. Long frustrated by the way stories often portray kids with breathing problems as weak or anxious, Cindy wanted to show that children with disabilities can be proactive and have adventures, too!

Irma Ruggiero: "When they asked me to illustrateDragon in the Sewer, from the first few words I realized it would be a wonderful adventure!

As a child I also suffered, and still do, from Asthma. I had to juggle doctors and inhalers, sometimes feeling embarrassed with my friends, with the fear of looking strange, weak or not being able to breathe!

I wished to bring a little of me into the fantastic story byCindy Baldwin,empathizing with the characters, who are all so cute and a bit funny.

Imprint

Collins

ISBN

978-0-00-864759-9

Publication Date

08-01-2024

Format

Paperback

Pages

48 pages

Dimensions

148x210mm

Product Description

Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.

On the way to the library with Mum, Ava finds a dragon in the sewer beneath the city. Can she use the breathing techniques her doctor taught her to help the young dragon control its fire-breath?

Pages 46 and 47 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.

Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

Author

Cindy Baldwin, Illustrated by Irma Ruggiero, Prepared for publication by Collins Big Cat

The Dragon in the Sewerwas inspired by Cindy's daughter, who loves dragons and wears knee braces to support unstable joints, as well as Cindy's own experience with lung disease. Long frustrated by the way stories often portray kids with breathing problems as weak or anxious, Cindy wanted to show that children with disabilities can be proactive and have adventures, too!

Irma Ruggiero: "When they asked me to illustrateDragon in the Sewer, from the first few words I realized it would be a wonderful adventure!

As a child I also suffered, and still do, from Asthma. I had to juggle doctors and inhalers, sometimes feeling embarrassed with my friends, with the fear of looking strange, weak or not being able to breathe!

I wished to bring a little of me into the fantastic story byCindy Baldwin,empathizing with the characters, who are all so cute and a bit funny.