I want to be friends with Amy!! I LOVE this patchwork dragon that she creates....the homage to her heritage that she introduces her classroom to. Dragons don't always need to get a bad rap ;) ( )

En este, el decimosexto año de la campaña anual de Jumpstart, Read for the Record, reúne a millones de adultos y niños para leer el mismo libro en el mismo día, creando una comunidad intergeneracional mediante la lectura.

Amy's class is drawing dragons and she draws a traditional Chinese dragon, and at first is told that that is not what a dragon looks like. With the help of her grandma and her friends she realizes that there an be dragons that look different and that's okay. They build a traditional dragon costume and show it to her class. I would say that this book would be best for younger elementary students. There is an art templet in the back of the book which would be great to do as a class activity. ( )

This story is perfect for primary level readers, or any elementary level readers! We follow Amy in class, where students are assigned a project to make their own dragons. Students make all types of different dragons, but Amy feels off because her dragon looks much different. She is questioned by her peers, and feels bad that it doesn't look like theirs. She goes home upset and her Grandma shows her a dragon costume that highlights their culture. Amy gets excited and has her family help her extend the costume to be much longer. She brings it to school, and has it as a show and tell, and everyone loved it. It turned into a very colorful, happy, ending. Amy got to share her culture with the others, and they all loved it.
The end of the book also has a DIY dragon craft template page to make copies for "Eastern and Western dragons." Which I think is awesome for culture inclusivity + a fun craft project in classrooms. ( )

It's a rare sequel that measures up to its predecessor, but AMY does! This time, Amy is at school when her teacher reads her class a book about dragons, and then everyone makes their own dragon out of a variety of art supplies. Amy first makes a long, thin, wingless dragon, but her classmates question it, and she draws a dragon like the one in her teacher's book - but that one's not right either. At home, she goes up to the attic and finds the head of a dragon costume, then enlists the help of her family to make the dragon she envisions, which she brings to school to share the next day. Truly a celebration of art and culture; full of color and joy.

Back matter includes templates for making an Eastern and a Western dragon. ( )