With simple rhythmic words and lots of repetition, this book in the Step into Reading series tells an exciting story with a very young hero. While Dragon mama takes a nap, one of her five eggs rolls out of the nest, out of the cave, down the hill, along the road, past a castle, and through a town. It is chased by a shepherd, a dog, and many townspeople, including a knight on horseback––until it finally plunges off a cliff and cracks open. When a small, purple, fire-spitting dragon pops out, the chase begins in reverse, with everyone running from the small flying creature, who wants only to return to its cozy cave, its mama, and four newly hatched siblings. The minimal text, just one short line per page, leaves lots of space for the bright, lively pictures to fill in the exciting details of adventure and the coming home. Rochman, Hazel --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

蘭登書屋出版社出版的Step into Reading分級閱讀系列，致力于為孩子們創造最成功的閱讀體驗。這套系列叢書熱銷二十五年，全系列主要共分為1-5個級別（另增加了導讀與獨立閱讀兩個系列），每頁包含2-60個單詞，適合學齡前兒童至小學生閱讀。整套系列都是原汁原味的英語原版圖書，書中用詞地道，詞匯豐富，插畫漂亮，有助于改善孩子的英語閱讀能力。本系列書籍的內容包羅萬象，有圖畫書、數學、經典童話故事、勵志故事和科普類等。