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Rise of the Earth Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #1) (1) Paperback – Illustrated, August 26, 2014

by Tracey West (Author), Graham Howells (Illustrator)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 3,632 ratings
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The New York Times bestselling Dragon Masters series is "How to Train Your Dragon" meets the Dragon Slayers' Academy, and it's perfect for newly independent readers!

Pick a book. Grow a reader. This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! DRAGON MASTERS has it all! Dragons, a Dragon Stone, a king, a wizard, and magic! In the first book in this fully-illustrated series, 8-year old Drake is snatched up by King Roland's soldier and taken to the castle. He is to be trained as a Dragon Master. At the castle, he is joined by three other young Dragon Masters-in-training: Ana, Rori, and Bo. The Dragon Masters must learn how to connect with and train their dragons--and they must also uncover their dragons' special powers. Does Drake have what it takes to be a Dragon Master? What is his dragon's special power?
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    6 - 8 years, from customers
  2. Book 1 of 28
    Dragon Masters
  3. Print length
    96 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    1 - 3
  6. Lexile measure
    510L
  7. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.25 x 7.5 inches
  8. Publisher
    Scholastic Inc.
  9. Publication date
    August 26, 2014
  10. ISBN-10
    0545646235
  11. ISBN-13
    978-0545646239
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Brute-Cake: A Branches Book (The Binder of Doom #1) The School is Alive!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #1) Eva's Treetop Festival: A Branches Book (Owl Diaries #1) Awesome Orange Birthday: A Branches Book (Party Diaries #1) My Kingdom of Darkness: A Branches Book (Pets Rule #1) The Ember Stone: A Branches Book (The Last Firehawk #1)
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For Fans of the Dragon Masters Series Alexander is the leader of the Super Secret Monster Patrol, a club whose members protect the town from monsters. After months of hearing nothing from the monsters, Alexander begins to find weird objects all over town—are the monsters back? On his first day as the school hall monitor, Sam discovers that his elementary school is alive. Sam is put to the test to defend himself and his fellow students against the evil school. Is he up for the challenge? The first book of the New York Times bestselling Owl Diaries series, readers are introduced to Eva and her friends. Eva learns the importance of asking for help when she agrees to organize a Spring festival at school. Priya is excited to plan her aunty’s birthday party on Saturday. She will donate the money she makes to help the quokka, an endangered species. Join Priya as she tries to accomplish everything on her checklist before the party starts! The Chin family just adopted Ember, a Chihuahua that thinks he’s an evil overlord. He enlists the help of other pets in the house to start his world domination plot by defeating the mean squirrel that lives next door. Thorn, a powerful vulture, is using dark magic to destroy Perodia. Tag, a young owl, joins his best friend Skla and the last firehawk to learn about a magical stone that might be powerful enough to defeat Thorn.

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A New York Times bestselling series!

Praise for Rise of the Earth Dragon (Dragon Masters #1):

"In this first of the Dragon Masters series, vocabularly is accessible; sentences, paragraphs, and chapters are short; and dialogue moves the story along rapidly. Black-and-white sketch-type drawings add depth to the story and feelings to the characters (both children and dragons). Emergent readers will find happy success here." -- Booklist

"The first of a new series of early chapter books, this entry is sure to attract fans. Brief chapters, large print, lots of action, attractive illustrations in every spread including a maplike panorama, an enviable protagonist -- who wouldn't want to be a Dragon Master? -- all combine to make an entertaining read. With plenty left to be resolved, the next entry will be eagerly sought after." - Kirkus Reviews

"Each page features wonderfully detailed pencil illustrations which help to support the text." -- Library Media Connection

Praise for BRANCHES books:

"These books should be considered for larger libraries wanting to enhance their easy-reader collections." -- School Library Journal

"A nice stepping stone to more advanced chapter books." -- Booklist

About the Author

GRAHAM HOWELLS is a children's book author and illustrator. He illustrates the New York Times bestselling Dragon Masters series, written by Tracey West. He also produces artwork for games, television, and film. Howells won the 2009 Tir na n-Og English-Language Award for his book, Merlin's Magical Creatures.
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 Pixie Tricks series, illustrated by Xavier Bonet, and the perennially popular Pokémon chapter books. She lives with her husband, adopted dogs, and chickens in the western Catskill mountains of New York State.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic Inc.; Illustrated edition (August 26, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0545646235
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0545646239
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 6 - 8 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 510L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.25 x 7.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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I am the bestselling author of more than 400 books for children and young adults. I currently write the New York Times bestselling Dragon Masters series for the Scholastic Branches line, as well as The Underdogs series with Kyla May. In addition, I write for the Cupcake Diaries and Sprinkle Sundays series as Coco Simon. Some fans may know me as the author of books based on cartoons, such as Pokémon and LEGO Ninjago, and currently author of the Spinjitzu Brother series. I live in New York's Catskill mountains with my husband and a variety of small animals. Together, my husband Bill and I operate The Dragon Wagon Book Bus, a mobile bookmobile serving their rural community.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2023
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This chapter book is all about dragons. It is interesting since sport besides the dragons there is a trama related to the kids. Easy to read and nice drawings that help kids to stick to the story
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Kristen
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for introducing kids to chapter books!
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2020
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I got this book hoping to start a love for chapter books for my 4 year old son. He loves dragons and has a wild imagination so this felt like a good fit. My plan was to read 1 chapter to him every night at bedtime. We ended up getting this through this book much quicker than anticipated because and he got more and more into the story he was beg me to read one more chapter! Some nights reading 4 or 5 chapters. What a wonderful story! The chapters go by quickly (there are 16 of them) and there were just enough illustrations to keep him engaged. Each day a family member would ask him what happened in his book the night before and I'd love to listen to him retell what he'd heard. We finished last night and he immediately asked if we can start reading it again today. There a few questions at the end of the book. I was really impressed with how his answers showed his grasp of the story, even the unwritten/implied parts. I highly recommend the book and I will be buying the rest of the series right away!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Helped my son love reading
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024
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My son wasn’t very excited about books or reading until he started this series! He is so excited to find out what happens that he now has a hard time putting the books down!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting! Will capture kid's interest!
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2019
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I had to write a review for this book/series. My 8 year old daughter has struggled with reading, she doesn't give her full effort bc nothing has sparked her interest enough to do so. She LOVES dragons and anything mythical so I specifically went looking for something like this. I bought the first 2 books in the series and just bought the next 3. I am so glad there are so many books in the series. She's read out loud, willingly and eagerly, every night since we started. We finished the first book in about 4 nights reading about 20 minutes a night. Immediately into the first chapter she said she liked the book. By the 3rd night she was saying she wanted to find out what happens next. And each night she wants to keep reading. We both love that there are pictures on every page, but also plenty of text. In fact when I first opened it I thought, the age range says 6 to 8 but she is not that advanced... but I was worried for nothing. She can handle it and has gotten more fluid w reading in just a couple nights. Love these books! Will be buying all of them! I can't say enough. We've seriously struggled with her reading for a couple years now, and within a week she's improved just bc she is interested.
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Catherine Mileski
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginning chapter readers and dragon lovers
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2020
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I have not read these books, but have scanned for content before letting my boys read them. This series was introduced to my boys by a friend and I am so thankful it was! My 8 year old is an avid reader and his reading level is well above these books, but he loves them still, so the story line is engaging and something he enjoys. My 7 year old is a slower reader and because of this was not finding books that were on his level, but also fun to read. But, this is that book!! He went from whining about reading time to reading this book all in one day!! I had to order the next five for the boys to share. They came in yesterday and they have both already finished the second one and are on to the third! If your child likes dragon stories (such as How to Train Your Dragon) but hasn’t found the right lower level for reading, try this. I definitely recommend!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A great action book!
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2023
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Dragon Masters is a great dragon book seires for young readers. It's adventurous, action packed, and is geared to readers ages 4-8 years old. And it's well illustrated. So if you like dragons, I would recommend it for people who like dragons.
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Jaclyn
5.0 out of 5 stars Great start to a series
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2023
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Plucking a boy from an onion farm for a great purpose of mastering dragon training seems like an interesting start to a book. The character and his dragon grow together in this series and made my students excited to read what happened next. For fans of fantasy, pick up the series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Branch Series books - very nice for early chapter book readers
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2015
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I was looking for something to read to my 7 year old daughter and 3 year old son. I wanted something gender neutral (I wanted to avoid Princess books). This book was great. My kids asked to read more than 3 chapters a night. This is one of the Scholastic Branches series books. Branches series were written for early chapter book readers. There are two levels: first level is with color pictures and lower Lexile (According to Scholastic website, for ages 5-7, 80 page full color Branches series are: Boris by Andrew Joyner, Kung Pow Chicken by Cindi Marko, Missy's Super Duper Royal Deluxe by Susan Nees, Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliott, Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe by Noah Z Jones), second level is black and white with a bit higher Lexile (according to Scholastic Website, for ages 6-8, 96 page, black and white Branches series are: The amazing stardust friends by Heather Alexander Illustrated by Diane Le Feyer, Dragon Masters by Tracy West Illustrated by Graham Howells, Eerie Elementary by Jack Chabert Illustrated by Sam Ricks, Looniverse by David Lubar Illustrated by Matt Loveridge, Lotus Lane by Kyla May, Monkey Me by Timothy Roland, and the Notebook of Doom by Troy Cummings) . This Dragon Master series falls onto the second level. My daughter enjoyed Eerie Elementary series (took 45-60 min to read per book) and The Notebook of Doom (took 45-60 min to read per book). Branches series have easy to follow story lines and attractive illustrations (black and white for second level) and I highly recommend them.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love love love these books
Reviewed in Canada on February 16, 2023
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These are great, engaging books for your 6-8 year old. My 8 year old loves the pictures, the dragons and the engaging stories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must read book!!
Reviewed in India on June 19, 2022
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Nothing to dislike. Very exciting. Loved the storyline. Best fantasy book I have come across lately. I recommend it to curious and adventurous readers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Libro Dragon Master
Reviewed in Italy on April 21, 2022
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Bellissimo libro adatto ovviamente ad un bambino che conosce l’inglese. Mio figlio frequenta una scuola inglese ha nove anni e lo ha adorato!
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Bee Ratcliffe
5.0 out of 5 stars Our kids LOVE the Dragon Master's book series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2020
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We needed a good "first chapter" series with lots of pictures as for bedtime routine as picture books just became rather expensive. So I searched the internet and came across the recommendation for Scholastic's Dragon Masters book series.
They LOVE all the characters/dragons in the books and love guessing what each person can do and what powers the dragons have.
Whenever possible we use the Kindle edition and broadcast it to our TV via our Amazon Firebox (via wireless projection) so that everyone can see the text and the pictures. Unfortunately not all the books are available for Amazon Kindle, so some books we had to buy as hard paper and we are running out of space in our bookshelves as we have sooo many books, so we prefer electronic copies. Electronic copies also allow us to share it onto their Amazon Fire tablets for kids.
Again, LOVED by all of our kids and we have different ages and grasp of the world. Unfortuantely we have read ALL the books available and now have to wait until March 2021 until the next book comes out.
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Christoph D
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book / series
Reviewed in Germany on February 26, 2019
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My 5 year old boy and I enjoy it very much.
Enough pictures in it to keep him focused, great details and story for both of us.
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