Ember the Fire Dragon: An Acorn Book (Dragon Hill #1)

Ember the Fire Dragon and Gus the Mushroom Dragon search for a magic jewel in the first installment of this full-color, fantasy, beginning-reader series written by the New York Times bestselling author of Dragon Masters!

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This series is part of Scholastic’s early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!

Dragon Hill is in trouble! The magic jewel that protects Dragon Hill has gone missing, and best friends Ember the Fire Dragon and Gus the Mushroom Dragon work together to find the jewel. But they are young dragons and they don’t yet know how to use their dragon powers. The two friends follow squirrel paw prints and meet a helpful Tree Dragon. Will they be able to find the magic jewel?

Gus and Ember’s adventure is told through five full-color short stories with easy-to-read text throughout! This series is set in the same fantasy world as Tracey West’s New York Times bestselling Dragon Masters series, making Dragon Hill a perfect choice for budding readers who aren’t quite ready to read Dragon Masters yet!

Tracey West is the author of the New York Times bestselling series Dragon Masters, for Scholastic Branches. She has written more than 400 books for children, including the Underdogs series, illustrated by Kyla May; the Dragon Hill series, illustrated by Carolina Vazquez, and the perennially popular Pokémon chapter books. She lives with her husband, adopted dogs, and chickens in the western Catskill mountains of New York State.
Carolina Vazquez is a freelance kid-lit illustrator who enjoys creating magical, nature-themed illustrations with cute characters. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and was inspired by books and animation from an early age. She graduated from Palermo University with a degree in Illustration Design in 2021 and since then, she has been working on children’s illustration projects including picture books, magazines, and board games.