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The Dragon Machine

by Helen Ward · 2003

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For a long time, dragons were ignored and overlooked . . . justlike George. But one rainy Thursday, lonely George sees his first dragon. From that moment on, George's new friends follow him everywhere. They get him into all sorts of trouble, too. The dragons need to find their way home before they're noticed by other people, and George is the only one who can get them there. A child's imagination is the gateway to magic and freedom in this beautiful story from the creators of The Tin Forest.

Genre
dragonsdragonsMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
Themes
imaginationimaginationMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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