Raising Dragons by Jerdine Nolan

Find two words that describe the ‘something’ 1.___________2._________ I remember the day my life with dragons began. I was out for my Sunday-before-supper walk. Near Miller’s cave I came across something that looked like a big rock. But it was too round and too smooth – not hard enough to be a rock. Find two words that describe the ‘something’ 1.___________2._________

Put these events in order One night I couldn’t get to sleep. I got out of my bed and climbed out of my window on to the perch Pa had made. A loud noise broke the stillness of the night. I headed toward that sound. Put these events in order There was a loud noise. I couldn’t sleep. I climbed out of the window. I headed toward that sound. I got out of bed.

He was an awesome thing. Growing to be as big as the barn from tail to snout. Hank was very clumsy when his wings came in. But once he learned how to use them we’d go flying, mostly at night. Up until then I had been afraid of the dark. True False We’d go flying every morning Hank was quite big I was no longer afraid of the dark

Match what is being described There in the corner of the cave was the egg. And pushing its way out was a tiny dragon poking through that shell with its pointed snout.“Welcome to the world” I sang soft and low. As I stroked his nose, a sweet little purring whimper came from him. Match what is being described soft whimper tiny nose sweet singing pointed dragon