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Story Title: The Last Dragon

Author Illustrator Chris Soentpiet Susan Miho Nunes

Genre: Realistic Fiction Realistic characters and events come to life in a fictional plot.

Selection Summary Peter is unhappy to spend a summer in Chinatown with Great Aunt-until he finds and decides to fix up a New Year’s dragon. Enlisting the aid of neighbors and shopkeepers, Peter makes many friends and brings the tattered dragon back to its former glory.

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characters “A man stood on the sidewalk and painted a new sign on a restaurant window…the red characters looked strong and fierce, too.”

Characters: symbols or letters used in printing or writing.

“The red characters looked strong and fierce.”

Fierce: wild and mean; dangerous

homage “She grumbled about how the dragons of her childhood were royal in appearance and received the homage of every living thing.”

Homage: special public honor

snaked “First slowly, then with ever-quickening steps, he snaked among the tables and around the room.”

snaked: moved in a winding and twisting way.

teeming “And so the Last Dragon paraded through the teeming streets of Chinatown.”

Teeming: full, crowded

companions “His only companions were his severed tail, two empty shipping crates, and a jar of salted duck eggs.”

Companions: a group that keeps someone from being alone.

“The last dragon had a faded face, a scraggly crest, and no eyes.”

Scraggly: shabby or torn

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Summarize Peter finds a new challenge when he discovers a dusty dragon costume. As you read, stop and summarize the steps he uses to solve his problem.

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Final /j/ and /s/ village 10. carriage 19. cabbage cottage 11. glance 20. dodge bridge 12. ridge fence 13. manage Challenge Words strange 14. damage 21. fleece chance 15. since 22. fragrance twice 16. marriage 23. homage cage 17. edge 24. fringe change 18. lodge 25. excellence

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