Search for the Lightning Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #7) (7)

When a lightening dragon hatches and escapes, creating havoc in the countryside, the Dragon Masters must find him and locate the newest Dragon Master. Tracey West’s latest book in the Dragon Masters series “Search for the Lightening Dragon” is a wonderful way to encourage young readers. Like the other Dragon Masters books, this one is fun to read, contains enough fantasy and magic to appeal to children, and teaches some good lessons about cooperation, the importance of listening to and of understanding others. As the Dragon Masters and Griffith, their wizard mentor, discuss the missing lightening dragon, Diego – another wizard and a baby dragon expert – appears with news that the dragon has been located in the Land of Saxon. Drake, a young Dragon Master, and Worm, his earth dragon, accompany Diego to his large, oddly shaped cottage. There, they use Diego’s gazing ball to locate Carlos, the newly chosen Dragon Master, and to observe the chaos created by the young dragon’s activities. Meanwhile, Bob, a bird who assists Diego, flies off to find Carlos who lives with his grandmother. When Carlos calms the young dragon, Lalo, the story seems to end on a happy note. However, the sudden appearance of a Thunder Dragon and an adult Dragon Master set the stage for this fine series to continue. Short chapters and a varied, but manageable vocabulary for young readers, make “Search for the Lightening Dragon” an easy to read book. Short, simple sentences and the less complex structure of the narrative give young readers a sense of accomplishment while reading the story. The subject matter of wizards and dragons fascinate my grandson who thinks some early reader books “for babies”. Since discovering the Dragon Masters, he has become an enthusiastic reader, wanting to read and learn more about those mythical creatures. Because the books in the Dragon Masters series contain magic and action, and situations that engage and interest him, he has started to explore the library for more difficult reading material. Both my grandson and I are thrilled to learn that the Dragon Masters series will continue. “Search for the Lightening Dragon” features Damien Jones’ black-and-white illustrations on almost every page. Unlike the simplistic drawings in some other children’s books, these have depth, perspective, and dimension. The illustrations are visually interesting and very appealing; they bring the characters to life. Children, who may have advanced to having chapter books read aloud to them at bedtime but who still want pictures to accompany the story, find this feature of the Dragon Masters very appealing. As a grandparent who loves to read and wants to encourage a love of reading in my grandchildren, I appreciate that Tracey West has decided to include illustrations throughout the book. If you are looking for a series of books that will interest early readers, particularly boys, you will want to look at the Dragon Master series. It is not necessary to have read the other Dragon Masters books to enjoy “Search for the Lightening Dragon”. Tracey West provides enough background information in this seventh book of the series to so readers will enjoy it, even without reading the others. However, if your young reader or listener is anything like my grandson, they will want to collect all the books of the series! The story will engage new readers and can be an enjoyable read-aloud for preschoolers and for kindergarteners. Tracey West has written a book involving magic dragons and diverse, multi-ethnic children who are learning to become Dragon Masters. The children demonstrate their concern for each other and for their families through their attitudes and actions. I have already pre-ordered the eighth book of Tracey West’s Dragon Masters series. Her books are a wonderful way to encourage young readers. They are fun to read, contain enough fantasy and magic to appeal to children, and teach some good life lessons about cooperation, the importance of listening to and of understanding others.

The Dragon Masters Series by Tracey West is part of Scholastics early chapter books series called Branches. These books have great stories with quick-moving plots and pictures on every page. As a result,they are perfect for beginning readers or children who may become intimidated by a lot of words on a page. The Dragon Masters series is aimed at children in first through third grade. While the words are leveled, the stories do not suffer as a result. Even my older son asks to borrow the books so he can keep up with the plot. I admit that while I buy the books for my kids, I steal them to read myself. This is a series of books about a group of children who make a magical connection to dragons through a dragon stone. Each book introduces a new dragon and a new story to go along with it. The newest book, entitled Search for the Lightning Dragon follows the friends as they search for Carlos. He is the master of the lightning dragon, a baby dragon who is on the loose and fast. Will they be able to find Carlos so he can make a connection with the little dragon? We loved this book, as we did the previous books in the series. Book eight in the Dragon Masters series, Roar of the Thunder Dragon, is going to be released on September the 12th. We have already pre-ordered it because we can't wait to see what happens. The first book, Rise of the Earth Dragon, introduces us to the main Characters in the book: Drake, Ana, Rori and Bo. I really like that the masters are boys and girls because it makes the story relatable to all children. The second book, Saving the Sun Dragon, is my favorite in the series. The next books are Secret of the Water Dragon, Power of the Fire Dragon, Song of the Poison Dragon and finally Flight of the Moon Dragon. What's your favorite early reader book or series?

My daughter loves this series and has read every one of these at least five times. Similar to the other book, the children discover a new dragon and a new dragon master. However, unlike the other books, this one ends on a bit of a cliff hanger. Spoiler Alert: The baby dragon gets kidnapped. The end the novel the characters resolve to find the dragon. However, with a sequel not coming out until September, your little Dragon Master may be a bit stressed and upset about the fate of the newest dragon. Had I known about the cliff hanger, I might have delayed her reading this, as she's worried quite a bit about the fate of the characters. So, I thought I'd post in case anyone else out there has a young, sensitive-hearted reader that may also end up awake all night with worry. That said, these books are great. Perfect chapter books for early readers. I'm sure we'll get the next one and the baby dragon will be found and life will be wonderful again :).

So I had books 9, 10, and 11 that I must have gotten at a book fair for a good price. I decided to give these books a try as a read aloud with my students in 1st grade and WOOOOWWW!! They LOVE them and so do I! The books are so fun, creative, and adventurous for both boys and girls!! I have to say that I too am extremely excited to read these books. As I have now read all three of those books with my students, I decided I HAD to HAVE the WHOLE series!!!!! So I have bought the whole series and am waiting for all of the books to be delivered. I even pre-purchased the two new books in the series. I can see these being the new Magic Tree House book series that kids LOVE and ADORE! SERIOUSLYYY!!! What I love best is that these are part of the Scholastic Branches books - so these are early chapter books that make reading fun and interesting for 1st-3rd graders! You won't regret getting these books!!

My kid loved it.

This series is an absolute must for kids who struggle with reading or who just don't enjoy reading independently. There are pictures each time you turn a page to add visual stimulation and give context clues to the words. New words are introduced in each book and are subtly repeated to help expand vocabulary.

I am rating it four stars because my 9 year old son loves the Dragon Master series. He's read all previous books, and was eagerly awaiting this story. When it arrived, he finished it in two days. I wish these books were longer, because it takes several months for each book to be released and the amount of wait is disappointing considering how short each book is.

Love this book series especially the questions at the back of the book along with the drawing challenge. My son is making up his own dragon with special powers and his own story to go with it. I would say this is good for a 1st to 2nd grader depending on their reading level. There are some unusual dragon names that they might need help at first. My son is a 2nd grader and he is finishing one a night, but he said he would reread them. For any kid who has to finish something then this is a great chapter book.

We needed a good "first chapter" series with lots of pictures as for bedtime routine as picture books just became rather expensive. So I searched the internet and came across the recommendation for Scholastic's Dragon Masters book series. They LOVE all the characters/dragons in the books and love guessing what each person can do and what powers the dragons have. Whenever possible we use the Kindle edition and broadcast it to our TV via our Amazon Firebox (via wireless projection) so that everyone can see the text and the pictures. Unfortunately not all the books are available for Amazon Kindle, so some books we had to buy as hard paper and we are running out of space in our bookshelves as we have sooo many books, so we prefer electronic copies. Electronic copies also allow us to share it onto their Amazon Fire tablets for kids. Again, LOVED by all of our kids and we have different ages and grasp of the world. Unfortuantely we have read ALL the books available and now have to wait until March 2021 until the next book comes out.

We're obsessed with this whole series in this house. No complaints. I realize this review doesn't really talk about the content but my 8 year old can read these in a matter of hours and is absolutely obsessed. I like that there are so many as the next one makes for a good surprise every few months ! My kid is sensitive to fear and does not enjoy things that have too much violence or manipulation. These are light and enjoyable and not at all nightmare inducing. I think they're easy enough for earlier readers (like 6/7 year olds) but my 8 year old reads them purely for pleasure and truly enjoys them. I hope to eventually get the whole series.

Meu filho adorou. Agora está empenhado a ler em inglês.

Thank you for this book it is cool and I found two new dragons

Grandson loves these Dragon Master books. He's attempting to collect them all.