Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor

Patricia Valdez

Published in

2018

4.35

on Goodreads (1,672)

Description

Joan Procter, a young girl with a passion for reptiles, becomes the first female reptile doctor in the world and helps to care for the Komodo dragons at the London Zoo.

Age

3-13

Text complexity

intermediate

Length

40 pages

Why to read

Inspiring story
Female protagonist
Interesting facts about reptiles
Historical context