When Rusty the Red-Bearded Pirate finds that all the holidays have been cut from the calendars in San Francisco, he sails off to find the dragon who is being blamed.
Did a dragon really steal all the holidays in San Francisco? Rusty the Red-Bearded Pirate gives his word to the mayor to get them back. He sails off with his First Mate, who lacks courage; Cook, who makes the best stew in all the world; and Mrs. Crowe who stays on the lookout in the crow's nest. They visit Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan, and Korea, before landing in the far north, a land of ice and snow--and a dragon! Will Rusty be able to keep his word, allowing them to dock in San Francisco again? Will they be able to get the holidays back? Read and find out!
Then, you can make your own paper mache' dragon following the directions at the end of the story.
Don't believe in dragons? Neither did the mayor of San Francisco! But he learned better.
Excerpt
"A dragon?" said the storekeeper. "I don't believe in dragons."
Rusty faced the storekeeper. "Just because you don't believe in them doesn't mean they don't exist."
He tossed the basketball calendar onto the counter and turned to the lady. "Lots of people have seen dragons, mostly in England and China. Um...what sort of dragon was this? Was it a Chinese dragon or was it an English dragon?"
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