Rise of the Earth Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #1) Paperback – Illustrated, August 26, 2014

I purchased this book and sent it to my grandson then I purchased the Kindle version so that we could read it together I enjoyed the book and I will enjoy reading it with him I’m sure he will love it also the questions at the end of the book are great because you will know if your child really understood the book

"I need more!" My 11 year old son is in love with this series! He will definitely be getting the while series in time!

My first grade son was reading competently but slowly and without enthusiasm. He viewed reading as a chore, not a pleasure, and he never chose to read on his own. I tried to find books to spark his interest. Nothing was working until I bought Book 1 of the Dragon Masters series. I can't explain why, but he was crazy about this book from the first moment I handed it to him. For the first time, he sat down with the book, perused it curiously, and then started reading on his own. He read the entire book in two days, and he was so proud of himself for finishing a chapter book! He loves the characters, the illustrations, and the stories. He has now read Books 1-4, and he likes to talk about the books and act out the stories. Now, he is reading anything and everything I give him. For my son, these were the books that broke down his reading barrier. If you have an early elementary reluctant reader, I highly recommend giving this book a try. It is hard to find well-written chapter books for emergent readers, especially for boys. This series is truly the jackpot!

I wanted to find a good chapter book that had a few pictures, to challenge my 2nd graders to move up to chapter books. The Dragon Masters series appeals well to both boys and girls, and has a good readability for this age.The story begins with a king who summons the main character to his castle to be connected with a worm-like dragon. The dragon's powers are a mystery, and it is up to the boy to unlock them as he establishes a mutual relationship based on respect with it. My students can't wait to read book 2.

I was looking for something to read to my 7 year old daughter and 3 year old son. I wanted something gender neutral (I wanted to avoid Princess books). This book was great. My kids asked to read more than 3 chapters a night. This is one of the Scholastic Branches series books. Branches series were written for early chapter book readers. There are two levels: first level is with color pictures and lower Lexile (According to Scholastic website, for ages 5-7, 80 page full color Branches series are: Boris by Andrew Joyner, Kung Pow Chicken by Cindi Marko, Missy's Super Duper Royal Deluxe by Susan Nees, Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliott, Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe by Noah Z Jones), second level is black and white with a bit higher Lexile (according to Scholastic Website, for ages 6-8, 96 page, black and white Branches series are: The amazing stardust friends by Heather Alexander Illustrated by Diane Le Feyer, Dragon Masters by Tracy West Illustrated by Graham Howells, Eerie Elementary by Jack Chabert Illustrated by Sam Ricks, Looniverse by David Lubar Illustrated by Matt Loveridge, Lotus Lane by Kyla May, Monkey Me by Timothy Roland, and the Notebook of Doom by Troy Cummings) . This Dragon Master series falls onto the second level. My daughter enjoyed Eerie Elementary series (took 45-60 min to read per book) and The Notebook of Doom (took 45-60 min to read per book). Branches series have easy to follow story lines and attractive illustrations (black and white for second level) and I highly recommend them..

Dragon Masters is a great dragon book seires for young readers. It's adventurous, action packed, and is geared to readers ages 4-8 years old. And it's well illustrated. So if you like dragons, I would recommend it for people who like dragons.

I had to write a review for this book/series. My 8 year old daughter has struggled with reading, she doesn't give her full effort bc nothing has sparked her interest enough to do so. She LOVES dragons and anything mythical so I specifically went looking for something like this. I bought the first 2 books in the series and just bought the next 3. I am so glad there are so many books in the series. She's read out loud, willingly and eagerly, every night since we started. We finished the first book in about 4 nights reading about 20 minutes a night. Immediately into the first chapter she said she liked the book. By the 3rd night she was saying she wanted to find out what happens next. And each night she wants to keep reading. We both love that there are pictures on every page, but also plenty of text. In fact when I first opened it I thought, the age range says 6 to 8 but she is not that advanced... but I was worried for nothing. She can handle it and has gotten more fluid w reading in just a couple nights. Love these books! Will be buying all of them! I can't say enough. We've seriously struggled with her reading for a couple years now, and within a week she's improved just bc she is interested.

I got this book hoping to start a love for chapter books for my 4 year old son. He loves dragons and has a wild imagination so this felt like a good fit. My plan was to read 1 chapter to him every night at bedtime. We ended up getting this through this book much quicker than anticipated because and he got more and more into the story he was beg me to read one more chapter! Some nights reading 4 or 5 chapters. What a wonderful story! The chapters go by quickly (there are 16 of them) and there were just enough illustrations to keep him engaged. Each day a family member would ask him what happened in his book the night before and I'd love to listen to him retell what he'd heard. We finished last night and he immediately asked if we can start reading it again today. There a few questions at the end of the book. I was really impressed with how his answers showed his grasp of the story, even the unwritten/implied parts. I highly recommend the book and I will be buying the rest of the series right away!