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Rascal the Dragon #4
Rascal Takes Off
Real books for beginners
'Flap your wings, Rascal,' says Ben.
But Rascal's wings don't work. What else can he use?
Read a Rascal story to your children and before long they'll read it to you.
'Flap your wings, Rascal,' says Ben.
But Rascal's wings don't work. What else can he use?
Read a Rascal story to your children and before long they'll read it to you.
- GenresChildrens
32 pages, Paperback
First published May 3, 2004
23 people want to read
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Paul Jennings
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Paul Jennings was born in Heston near London, and at the age of 6 emigrated to Melbourne, Australia on a boat. He was on the boat for 5 weeks with his family. He attended Bentleigh West Primary School and Caulfield Grammar School.
After graduating from school, he went to Frankston Teachers College (now part of Monash University) and became a teacher. He taught students at Frankston State School, Kangaroo Flat State School, the Turana Youth Training Centre, and the Royal Children's Hospital State School in Mount Eliza. He later went on to study at the Lincoln Institute of Health Science (now part of LaTrobe University) and became a speech pathologist, then worked as a Lecturer in Special Education at Burwood State College (now part of Deakin University). In 1979 he became Senior Lecturer in Language and Literature at Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education (now part of Deakin University).
In 1985, Jennings' first book of short stories, Unreal! was published, during which he worked as a lecturer and wrote part-time; in 1989, he made the decision to devote his full time to writing. Many of his short stories, published between 1985 and 1991, were also adapted into the first and second series of the popular Australian television show Round the Twist.
Winner of the Dromkeen Medal (2000).
Paul Jennings was born in Heston near London, and at the age of 6 emigrated to Melbourne, Australia on a boat. He was on the boat for 5 weeks with his family. He attended Bentleigh West Primary School and Caulfield Grammar School.
After graduating from school, he went to Frankston Teachers College (now part of Monash University) and became a teacher. He taught students at Frankston State School, Kangaroo Flat State School, the Turana Youth Training Centre, and the Royal Children's Hospital State School in Mount Eliza. He later went on to study at the Lincoln Institute of Health Science (now part of LaTrobe University) and became a speech pathologist, then worked as a Lecturer in Special Education at Burwood State College (now part of Deakin University). In 1979 he became Senior Lecturer in Language and Literature at Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education (now part of Deakin University).
In 1985, Jennings' first book of short stories, Unreal! was published, during which he worked as a lecturer and wrote part-time; in 1989, he made the decision to devote his full time to writing. Many of his short stories, published between 1985 and 1991, were also adapted into the first and second series of the popular Australian television show Round the Twist.
Winner of the Dromkeen Medal (2000).
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March 6, 2013A feel-good book for younger children. Rascal the dragon watches in depair as his fellow young dragons all learn how to fly with the help of the children. Before long, he is the only dragon who cannot fly and it gets him down watching the other dragons fly over clouds. A dragonfly lands on Rascal's nose and he sneezes. Because of this, Rascal shoots off into the air and learns how to fly. He tries this again with much encouragement from the children and the other dragons, and is praised when he manages to do so. "Just amazing" said Ben.
This book is very well illustrated, with pictures on each page and one or two lines of text per page. It would be very suitable for KS1 and could be used as a starting point for a topic such as friendship. It would also be useful as a starting tool for a discussion about supporting and encouraging one another.
This book is very well illustrated, with pictures on each page and one or two lines of text per page. It would be very suitable for KS1 and could be used as a starting point for a topic such as friendship. It would also be useful as a starting tool for a discussion about supporting and encouraging one another.
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