Dragon Boy (novel)

Dragon Boy
First edition
AuthorDick King-Smith
Cover artistJocelyn Wild
LanguageEnglish
PublisherViking Press
Publication date
1993

Dragon Boy is a children's novel by British author Dick King-Smith, first published in 1993. The novel is about John, a young orphan in the Middle Ages who is adopted by dragons.

Dragon Boy appears on numerous school reading lists[1][2][3] and is taught in schools.[4] It has been used as one of the practice texts for the English Common Entrance Examination for year 6 students to move to senior school.[5]

  1. ^ "British International School Riyadh An Introduction to Year 4" (PDF). www.bisr.com.sa. British International School Riyadh. p. 4. Retrieved 25 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Barney Booklist Year 3" (PDF). www.barnardcastleschool.org.uk. Barnard Castle Preparatory School. July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Suggested Reading List for Year 3" (PDF). www.sarumhallschool.co.uk. Sarum Hall School. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. ^ "The Year 3 Learner" (PDF). www.cockernhoe.herts.sch.uk. Cockernhoe Endowed C of E Primary School. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. ^ Andrew Hammond (2008). Ann Entwisle (ed.). English Practice Exercises 11+. ISEB Publications. pp. 10–12. ISBN 978-0-903627-69-6. Retrieved 25 August 2015.