But what am I supposed to do now? My paper is gone, Mr. Kravitz something else to complain about, he thought. Jeremy resisted the urge to reach out and grab the note. After a moment of uncomfortable silence, he turned and shambled back to his seat.Īs Jeremy slid into his chair, Specimen pointed to a square of lavender paper tucked under the corner of Jeremy’s books. He wanted to say that his talent was that important, but he knew that answer would only bring more scorn. Kravitz gave Jeremy a smug, nasty smile and waited for him to answer. So tell me, is another sheet of paper needed because that drawing was so bad-or because your talent is so important? That means no new paper orders for the rest of the year. Didn’t you hear the school board has frozen spending? he asked. The tall, pudgy teacher lumbered over to stand in front of Jeremy. Kravitz for art was that you never knew when it was safe to get a fresh sheet of paper. But as he started toward the paper cupboard a sharp voice asked, Something wrong, Mr. The dragon he had been trying to draw looked like a dog with wings.īe right back, he whispered to his friend, Specimen. Jeremy Thatcher crumpled his paper in disgust. Summary: Small for his age but artistically talented, twelve-year-old Jeremy Thatcher unknowingly buys a dragon’s egg.
Jeremy Thatcher, dragon hatcher/by Bruce Coville The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows: No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.įor information about permission to reproduce selections from this book, write to Permissions, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 215 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003. LippincottĪfterword copyright © 2002 by Bruce CovilleĪll rights reserved.
Illustrations copyright © 1991 by Gary A. This book is also very well written, which made it a pleasure to read aloud.I'm not good at judging the appropriate age range, but I think that this book would be good for almost all elementary school kids.
It was the depth of this relationship that made the book's ending so poignant. But the best part of this book was watching the relationship develop between Jeremy and his dragon. The plot of this book had enough depth to it to hold everyone's interest (including mine). But when he wonders into a magic shop one day after school, he's faced with a task that is anything but typical, hatching and raising a dragon. His art teacher gives him a hard time, even though art is his best subject.
Jeremy Thatcher is a sixth grader, and his struggles are typical for his age. The series also includes Jennifer Murdley's Toad, which both of my boys heard at school. I loved this book, and so did both my first-grader and my fourth-grader! This is one of Bruce Coville's Magic Shop Books.
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