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Source Description
Children’s fantasy often includes animals and toys, emulating stories children invent with their own playthings. In My Father’s Dragon, a stray cat tells young Elmer Elevator about a baby dragon who is being forced to carry the lazy animals of Wild Island across a river. Elmer packs various supplies and runs away to rescue the dragon. He sails to the Island of Tangerina and crosses the ocean rocks to Wild Island. Once there, Elmer searches for the dragon, distracting the unfriendly animals with chewing gum, toothpaste and other supplies. The map, showing Elmer’s path on his quest, was drawn by the author’s stepmother, an illustrator of children’s books.
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Document identity
localId
3f463884f
label
Map of the island of Tangerina and Wild Island
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
3f463884f
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of the island of Tangerina and Wild Island
description
Children’s fantasy often includes animals and toys, emulating stories children invent with their own playthings. In My Father’s Dragon, a stray cat tells young Elmer Elevator about a baby dragon who is being forced to carry the lazy animals of Wild Island across a river. Elmer packs various supplies and runs away to rescue the dragon. He sails to the Island of Tangerina and crosses the ocean rocks to Wild Island. Once there, Elmer searches for the dragon, distracting the unfriendly animals with chewing gum, toothpaste and other supplies. The map, showing Elmer’s path on his quest, was drawn by the author’s stepmother, an illustrator of children’s books.
date
["1986","(c) 1948"]
year
1948
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_014215
creators
Gannett, Ruth Stiles
Gannett, Ruth Chrisman, 1896-1979
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Dragons--Juvenile fiction
Imaginary places--Maps
Pictorial maps
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
New York
publisher
Random House
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 map : color ; 21 x 30 cm
notes
Map on lining papers.
Map printed on the endpapers of My father's dragon / story by Ruth Stiles Gannett ; illustrations by Ruth Chrisman Gannett. New York : Random House, 1986, c1948.
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no
dcId
3f463884f
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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d5d5fefd43356ed9