The Dragonsitter
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However, I chose some years ago to come and live on a small island, just off the coast of Scotland, and I have many duties here. I am also, I must confess, a nervous public speaker, and your students would probably be bored by my ramblings.
Instead of myself, may I offer a copy of my book? It will be published by a small press later this year—the title is: The Winged Serpents of Zavkhan: In Search of the Dragons of Outer Mongolia.
I shall send a couple of copies to Eddie and ask him to bring one to school. You might like to read a few pages to your class. Obviously, I wouldn’t want to encourage schoolchildren to hunt for dragons—they are quiet creatures and prefer to be left alone—but I should like to inspire in the younger generation a respect for wildlife and a longing for adventure.
With all best wishes,
Morton
About the Author
JOSH LACEY is the author of many books for children, including The Island of Thieves, Bearkeeper, and the Grk series. He worked as a journalist, a teacher, and a screenwriter before writing his first book, A Dog Called Grk. Josh lives in London with his wife and daughters.
About the Illustrator
GARRY PARSONS has illustrated several books for children and is the author and illustrator of Krong!, winner of the Perth and Kinross Picture Book Award. Garry lives in London.
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Welcome
Begin Reading
A Sneak Peek of The Dragonsitter Takes Off
Keep Reading for more from Uncle Morton!
Other Series You Will Enjoy
About the Author/Illustrator
Copyright
Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Text copyright © 2012 by Josh Lacey
Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Garry Parsons
Text in excerpt from The Dragonsitter Takes Off copyright © 2013 by Josh Lacey
Illustration in excerpt from The Dragonsitter Takes Off copyright © 2013 by Garry Parsons
Cover art © 2012 by Garry Parsons
Hand-lettering © 2015 by David Coulson
Cover design by Marcie Lawrence
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First U.S. ebook edition: September 2015
Originally published in Great Britain in 2012 by Andersen Press Limited
ISBN 978-0-316-29899-5
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