Defending the Swamp Dragon

Dragon Masters Series

Author: Tracey West

Illustrator: Matt Loveridge

Book 31 in the Dragon Masters series

Pages: 96

Published: 2026

Age: 6+

Drake and Worm team up with their friend Obi to free the Swamp Dragon when she is mistaken for a terrifying monster.

ragon Masters Drake and Obi travel to a mangrove swamp after a Dragon Stone shows them a new Dragon Master there! When they reach the nearby village, they meet Kinti, the new Dragon Master, but they discover that a Swamp Dragon has been captured. The villagers haven't seen a dragon before and they think the strange creature attacked Kinti.

But Kinti knows that the Swamp Dragon was only trying to warn her about a magical monster lurking in the swamp! Can Drake and his friends prove that the Swamp Dragon is not a threat to the village and save the swamp from the monster?

About the Dragon Masters Series

Reading age: 6+ years

How to Train Your Dragon meets the Dragon Slayers' Academy—Dragon Masters is a teacher-recommended series that's perfect for dragon-loving, newly independent readers!

Ordinary kids, chosen by the Dragon Stone to become Dragon Masters and protect their Kingdom. Each of the dragons has special powers. It's up to the newly-trained Dragon Masters to connect with and uncover their dragon's special power, so that can work individually and as a team. The Dragon Masters battle evil wizards, travel to far away lands, and help new friends. See what it takes to be a Dragon Master—perhaps, you're one, too!

This series has it all! Dragons, a Dragon Stone, a king, a wizard, and magic! The action is nonstop in this exciting, fully-illustrated early chapter book series!

Perfect for readers not quite old enough for the Wings of Fire series.

Pick a book. Grow a reader. This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!