{"product_id":"ed-the-invisible-dragon-donna-rhodenizer-9781989720332","title":"Ed, the Invisible Dragon: Song\/Story by Donna Rhodenizer - Illustrated by Richard Bennett","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning song \"\u003ci\u003eEd, the invisible Dragon\"\u003c\/i\u003e is now an illustrated children's book!\u003c\/b\u003eWhat would you do if you discovered an invisible dragon living at your house? If things started getting broken, would anyone believe that Ed, the invisible dragon was he cause of all the problems? Read this story, sing the song and enjoy sharing some adventures with this lovable invisible dragon! Ideal for children ages 3-8, this fun story is a super gift for birthdays, back-to-school, stocking stuffers or any time you want to curl up with your favourite child to enjoy a book together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginally written as a song\u003c\/b\u003e over 40 years ago, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd, the Invisible Dragon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e has made his way into the hearts and imaginations of young singers around the world. Now the illustrated book brings the song to a new audience as young readers enjoy seeing this invisible dragon and the things that seem to go wrong when he is around.\u003cbr\u003eReading songs as stories is a great way to assist young readers in the process of learning to read.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rhythm and rhyme of the lyrics help young readers predict the text and quickly achieve success as they read along.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepeated lyrics provide the perfect opportunity for modeling the text as well as promoting expressive reading skills.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFun illustrations support young readers as they predict the text.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted music and song lyrics included in the book assist learning to sing the song.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassroom music teachers and private vocal teachers can use the book to introduce the song, or use the song to introduce the book to their students. The book also makes a super gift for teachers to give to students after they have learned to sing the song.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAudio tracks are available via streaming or download\u003c\/b\u003e for aural modeling of the song by the award-winning duo, Donna \u0026amp; Andy - \u003cb\u003ewww.donnaandandy.com\u003c\/b\u003e. Children can easily sing along following the music or the printed lyrics as they learn the song.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso see \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd the Invisible Dragon - \"Ed for Education\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e- a free download on the Donna \u0026amp; Andy.com website\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSearch YouTube\u003c\/b\u003e for \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEd the Invisible Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - by Donna Rhodenizer to see videos of young singers performing \"ED\".\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd, the Invisible Dragon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the first songs ever written by Canadian composer and music educator, Donna Rhodenizer. Her young students were thrilled to include Ed in their singing repertoire, and other music teachers began requesting copies of the music. Ed began making his way through elementary school music programs and vocal studios around the world and has been a favourite performance piece at many vocal exams, recitals and concerts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLyrics: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEd the Invisible Dragon \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI have a dragon and his name is Ed.\u003cbr\u003eHe sleeps in the space at the foot of my bed.\u003cbr\u003eHe follows along wherever I go, \u003cbr\u003eBut he keeps himself invisible so no one will know. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChorus: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe's Ed the invisible dragon, \u003cbr\u003eHe's Ed the invisible dragon, \u003cbr\u003eHe's Ed the invisible dragon, \u003cbr\u003eOh where did that dragon go? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen I'm home after school and I'm looking for a snack, \u003cbr\u003eIt's all I can do to hold Ed back, \u003cbr\u003eAnd when the kitchen's in a mess and Mom has a fit, \u003cbr\u003eI look at Ed and shrug and say, \"I didn't do it!\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChorus: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlaying in the rec-room with a bat and a ball, \u003cbr\u003eA lamp gets smashed, but it's not my fault at all.\u003cbr\u003eIt was Ed who knocked it down with his pointy, pointy tail, \u003cbr\u003eBut no one seems to listen when I begin to wail: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChorus: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo if you notice in your house that things begin to break, \u003cbr\u003eAnd you've taken all the blame that you can take, \u003cbr\u003eYou might try looking at the foot of your bed.\u003cbr\u003eDon't be surprised if there you find Invisible Ed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChorus: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e(spoken)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHey, Ed!!! Didn't you see him? \u003cbr\u003eHe was here a minute ago. \u003cbr\u003eIt was Ed!!! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e (c) Copyright Donna","brand":"Donna Rhodenizer \/ Andy Duinker \/ Richard Bennett \/ Red Castle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50258271895745,"sku":"9781989720332","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/products\/ed-the-invisible-dragon-donna-rhodenizer-9781989720332","provider":"Porchlight Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}