Books like Dragon by Wayne Anderson
The story follows a dragon hatchling, an extraordinary creature that mixes features of fish, insect, bird, and snake, emerging from a sea‑filled egg. Driven by an instinctual longing, it ventures into a fantastical world to locate its own kind and to find a mother, exploring identity and belonging in a richly imagined realm of dragons and mythical beasts.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Wayne Anderson
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