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The Different Dragon
This bedtime story about bedtime stories shows how the wonderful curiosity and care of a little boy, with some help from one of his moms, can lead to magical and unexpected places. Join Noah and his cat, Diva, on this nighttime adventure and you too will leave with an unforgettable new dragon friend!
Paperback, 34 pages
Published
February 18th 2011
by Two Lives Publishing
(first published September 15th 2006)
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When I first examined the books cover art I expect it to be like any typical child book, that carried a simple plot and typical cliche theme. Until I examined through out the story that the main character(Noah) had in fact two mothers. The main point that Jennifer Bryan was trying to make was the fact that children with same sex parents tend to think and act like most normal kids do to such events as brushing his teeth, playing with his toys, to even bed times stories.
Now the book does feature a...more
Now the book does feature a...more
The story i read was "The different dragon" This story is about a family of a little boy that has a little sister and he has two mothers.This story is mostly about one of the little boys mothers telling him a story about a dragon that is trying to be different but just doesnt't know how.the little boy gives his mother characters and the little boy interupts her adding things to try and make the story a little bit more interesting for himself.I think this story should be read to a kindergarden cl...more
This is book is a good children's book in my opinion.This book is not just about a boy and a dragon.this book shows about a dragon who wants to be different from other dragons and a boy tries to help him. This book I would recommend to just about anyone,but I think it would be most suited for kids that are in kinder to first grade. I feel that the purpose of this book is to show that it is okay to be different and that you shouldn't let anyone make fun of you and kick you out from "regular"
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In this story, The Different Dragon by Jennifer Bryan and illustrated by Danamarie, A boy named Noah was told a bed time story where he helps a dragon be himself.I think this book is suitable for kids from the sixth grade and above. I think it should be suitable for these kids at these ages because in the story their are two mothers that raise one child and I don't think its appropriate for kids that are younger for these ages to be open about this situation.
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I thinks students and teachers and ma...more
Summary:
This bedtime story about bedtime stories shows how the wonderful care and curiosity of a little boy, with some help from his willing moms, can lead to magical and unexpected places. Join Noah and his cat, Diva, on this nighttime adventure and you too will leave with an unforgettable new dragon friend
Potential Audience (Reading level): Early/ Transitional
Genre: Imaginative Fiction
Topic: Acceptance of those who are “different”, it’s o.k. to be unique and original.
Specific Curricular Uses:...more
This bedtime story about bedtime stories shows how the wonderful care and curiosity of a little boy, with some help from his willing moms, can lead to magical and unexpected places. Join Noah and his cat, Diva, on this nighttime adventure and you too will leave with an unforgettable new dragon friend
Potential Audience (Reading level): Early/ Transitional
Genre: Imaginative Fiction
Topic: Acceptance of those who are “different”, it’s o.k. to be unique and original.
Specific Curricular Uses:...more
The fairy tale that I read by Jennifer Bryan was briefly about this little boy around 6 years old named Noah. He has a very big imagination. He has two mothers. He has two cats, three fish, and a gerbil. In the story, that one of his mother’s told him, he had a friend dragon that is really nice and friendly , they road in a sailboat with each other and one of the cats of Noah, and they all get along very well. I think children from pre-kindergarten to first grade, and ages from (3-7) will fit pe...more
This story A Different Dragon was about a little boy named Noah that is being read a bedtime story and he ends up meeting a dragon in it. The dragon is trying to be someting that other people and his friends expect him to act and be like,but he is the total opposite of what they expect him to be and Noah is trying to help him by talking to him and convincing him that being different or unique is ok and there will always be people or friends out there that like you for whom you are.
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Different Dragon
by, Jennifer Bryan
1. Brief Summary
A “not so little boy” named Noah wants to be independent and do things for himself but accepts help from one of his mothers. His mom tells him a bedtime story and asks questions so the story goes into the direction that he wants. Together they create memorable bedtime stories.
2. Potential Audience (Genre, Topic, and Reading Levels)
The genre of this book is Imaginative fiction
Topic is about acceptance of differences or of something that does not...more
by, Jennifer Bryan
1. Brief Summary
A “not so little boy” named Noah wants to be independent and do things for himself but accepts help from one of his mothers. His mom tells him a bedtime story and asks questions so the story goes into the direction that he wants. Together they create memorable bedtime stories.
2. Potential Audience (Genre, Topic, and Reading Levels)
The genre of this book is Imaginative fiction
Topic is about acceptance of differences or of something that does not...more
This book The Different Dragon is about a kid named Noah when his Go-ma read him a bed time story he meets a dragon and Noah though he was like all dragons, but he was wrong the dragon was not like the others he was a nice dragon and Noah and the dragons become friends. Before all that happened Noah had been in a ship cruising the seas and having fun with
his cat and other characters.
I would recommend this book to 6-8 ages because this will make kids not to judge others by how they look and not...more
his cat and other characters.
I would recommend this book to 6-8 ages because this will make kids not to judge others by how they look and not...more
The different dragon is a good novel to show how to not be like other. The story is about a dragon that trys to scare a kid but then the dragon startes to cry because hes not the type of dragon that likes to scare kids and that hes different but everyone think that they are all the same. This is a good book to read to younger kids like 2nd and 3rd graders to show them to not be like others because you might not like who you end up being. Kids should learn this because everyone is trying to be li...more
Oct 12, 2009
Britt Kitko
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Summary: "This bedtime story about bedtime stories shows how the wonderful care and curiosity of a little boy, with some help from his willing moms, can lead to magical and unexpected places. Join Noah and his cat, Diva, on this nighttime adventure and you too will leave with an unforgettable new dragon friend!"
Audience:
- Reading level-Late Early
- Genre-Fiction
- Topic- Imagination, being different
Curricular uses: Read aloud- Could be used to teach the concept of how people can be different, shar...more
Audience:
- Reading level-Late Early
- Genre-Fiction
- Topic- Imagination, being different
Curricular uses: Read aloud- Could be used to teach the concept of how people can be different, shar...more
1. Summary: A “not-so-little” boy wants to do things for himself, but accepts a little bit of help from one of his moms. Together they create a memorable bedtime story.
2. reading levels:This is a good read for a transitional to fluent reader.
Genre: Imaginative fiction.
Topic: Acceptance of those who are different from you or to show that it is okay to stand alone and not fit the normal mold.
3. Specific curricular uses: This book could be used for a read aloud or independent reading.
4. Social i...more
2. reading levels:This is a good read for a transitional to fluent reader.
Genre: Imaginative fiction.
Topic: Acceptance of those who are different from you or to show that it is okay to stand alone and not fit the normal mold.
3. Specific curricular uses: This book could be used for a read aloud or independent reading.
4. Social i...more
Brief Summary :
The book The Different Dragon is about a litlle boy named noah who is about the age of 6. He is pre-paring himself to go to bed and his mother reads/makes-up a bedtime story. In this story, noah and his cat are included and they are going to this dragon cove. They are intimidated by the dragon first, but then they get to see his dilemma. The dragon does not want to be a mean dragon, but himself. Noah teaches him its ok to be himself and not to worry.
I recommend this book for tea...more
The book The Different Dragon is about a litlle boy named noah who is about the age of 6. He is pre-paring himself to go to bed and his mother reads/makes-up a bedtime story. In this story, noah and his cat are included and they are going to this dragon cove. They are intimidated by the dragon first, but then they get to see his dilemma. The dragon does not want to be a mean dragon, but himself. Noah teaches him its ok to be himself and not to worry.
I recommend this book for tea...more
Summary: This bedtime story about bedtime stories shows how the wonderful care and curiosity of a little boy, with some help from his willing moms, can lead to magical and unexpected places. Join Noah and his cat, Diva, on this nighttime adventure and you too will leave with an unforgettable new dragon friend!
Potential Audience (reading level): transitional reader
Genre: Fantasy fiction
Topic: acceptance of those who are "different," untraditional family structure, loving others, imagination
Specif...more
Potential Audience (reading level): transitional reader
Genre: Fantasy fiction
Topic: acceptance of those who are "different," untraditional family structure, loving others, imagination
Specif...more
The short story the different dragon is about a boy named Noah. Noah is being told a bedtime story by one of his moms. The bedtime story is about a dragon that is being pressured to the like they others. The dragon doesn’t want to be like the others and doesn’t know what to do. So the little boy tried to help the dragon with a piece of advice. This book would be suitable for a 2nd to 3rd grader. This book has sort of big words that younger kids might not understand. A parent might choose this b...more
TEXT SET
This book is about a little boy Noah and one of his mothers, Go-Ma. It is a bedtime story about creating your own bedtime story to expand your imagination. While creating the bedtime story about the dragon, Noah decides the dragon does not want to be fierce anymore and tells him it’s okay to be who you are. While the content of the book is about imagination and being comfortable with who you are, the character Noah does have two mothers; which is introduced in a non-obvious and very seam...more
I chose to include this story in my text set because the relationship between Noah and the dragon depicts the kind of respectful relationship that I would like to promote. Noah realizes how sad the dragon is because he feels pressured to be something that he is not and makes the dragon more comfortable by explaining that he will accept him even if he does not act like a ‘typical’ dragon. This is provides an example of the harm that can be caused by intolerance and the benefits of diversity.
The book is about the mom telling Noah a story. Then the boy Noah starts to imagine what she's telling him about the story. I think the grade of this book should be third or fourth grade level because that's what I think the grade level should be. I think a parent would choose this book is for the night to just put there kid to sleep. I would dislike this book because i wouldn't want to read this book because this isn't my type of book I would read if I was a little kid.
The Different Dragon is an interesting book in that it is a bedtime story with in a bedtime story, kinda like inception. This book is definatly for kids who have already had the "talk." I say this because because the boy in the story has two moms and to some children this might mess with their idea of home and family. Other than that i think it is a good book for a parent to read to his/her child
Feb 21, 2013
Brandon Hernandez
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Children and Parents
Recommended to Brandon by:
Teacher
This children's book is the best book a child can read. Any child with imagination could read this as a bedtime story. This bedtime story about bedtime stories which shows the curiosity of a little boy leads to magical unreal places. This book shows friendship between a dragon and a boy. The intended audience for this book would be children ages 3-6 because it is
I bought this for my 2-year-old niece for Christmas. It wasn't what I was expecting, but I still liked it. And the illustrations are gorgeous!
love how she lets the little boy redirect the bedtime story, mem fox would approve
Very diverse- really different than what you would normally expect in a children's book. Great story that seems as though it was written by a child. Recommend for all elementary ages!
Jun 07, 2013
Jim
marked it as to-read
Jun 05, 2013
Flare Flame
marked it as to-read
May 22, 2013
Eileen Yen
marked it as to-read-kids-books
Apr 22, 2013
Mariela
marked it as to-read
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