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Best friends Ember the Fire Dragon and Gus the Mushroom Dragon search for a magic jewel in the first installment of this full-color, fantasy adventure series perfect for beginning readers!
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This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!
Dragon Hill is in trouble! The magic jewel that protects Dragon Hill has gone missing, and best friends Ember the Fire Dragon and Gus the Mushroom Dragon work together to find the jewel. But they are young dragons and Ember doesn't yet know how to use her fire powers. The two friends follow squirrel paw prints and meet a helpful Tree Dragon. Will they be able to find the magic jewel?
Ember and Gus's adventure is told through five full-color short stories with easy-to-read text throughout, making this book a perfect choice for new readers!
Tracey West is the author of the New York Times bestselling series Dragon Masters, for Scholastic Branches. She has written more than 400 books for children, including the Underdogs series, illustrated by Kyla May; the Dragon Hill series, illustrated by Carolina V?zquez, and the perennially popular Pok?mon chapter books. She lives with her husband, adopted dogs, and chickens in the western Catskill mountains of New York State.
Carolina V?zquez is a freelance kid-lit illustrator who enjoys creating magical, nature-themed illustrations with cute characters. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was inspired by books and animation from an early age. She graduated from Palermo University with a degree in Illustration Design in 2021 and since then, she has been working on children's illustration projects including picture books, magazines, and board games.
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