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    Dragons Do NOT Go to School! | Book Review

    Dr. Jen HarrisonBy 2 Mins Read Ages 4-8 Early Readers
    Dragons Do NOT Go to School! | Book Review

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    Dragons Do NOT Go to School

    Written by D. J. Panec

    Illustrated by Andy Elkerton

    Ages 5-6 | 43 Pages

    Publisher: Treasure Bay Inc. | ISBN-13: 978-1601153623

    What to Expect: School, learning, fantasy, overcoming fears

    With a fantasy spin on a familiar and relatable experience for young readers, Dragons Do NOT Go to School helps young readers build their fluency skills while gently reassuring them that school is not so bad.

    Rex can’t wait to be a big dragon and do big dragon things – like learning to fly and breathe fire! However, he’s really not sure he wants to go to school, even when his mother reminds him that school is where he will learn to be a big dragon. School is too full of new and scary things, like people who might not want to be friends and tease Rex about his pretend wings. Luckily for Rex, school is full of good things too, like recess, playing the thunder drum, and, best of all, a new friend. Maybe dragons do go to school…

    The double-space spreads alternate between larger chunks of text and single-word punch lines, offering plenty of opportunities for supported reading and some gentle humor. An introduction for parents provides clear instruction for helping young readers use the story to develop reading skills, and bright digital illustrations provide visual cues to support decoding.

    Overall, Dragons Do NOT Go to School is one early reading text that parents and children alike are sure to enjoy sharing.

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    Dr. Jen Harrison currently teaches writing and literature at East Stroudsburg University. She also provides freelance writing, editing, and tuition services as the founder of Read.Write.Perfect. She completed her Ph.D. in Children’s and Victorian Literature at Aberystwyth University in Wales, in the UK. After a brief spell in administration, Jen then trained as a secondary school English teacher and worked for several years teaching Secondary School English, working independently as a private tutor of English, and working in nursery and primary schools. She is an editor for the peer-reviewed journal of children’s literature, Jeunesse, and publishes academic work on children’s non-fiction, YA speculative fiction, and the posthuman.

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