Dragon rider — Content Guide for Parents

Frequently asked questions

• Is Dragon rider appropriate for a 7-year-old?

  A dragon-killing monster hunts the silver dragons and threatens the heroes, dragons burn one another with fire, characters shoot arrows, and two are captured. A huge dragon built to kill other dragons threatens and bullies characters, and the heroes are often in danger, captured, or snatched by a giant bird.

• Does Dragon rider have violence?

  Found (Supporting): A dragon-killing monster hunts the silver dragons and threatens the heroes, dragons burn one another with fire, characters shoot arrows, and two are captured.

• Does Dragon rider have scary content?

  Found (Supporting): A huge dragon built to kill other dragons threatens and bullies characters, and the heroes are often in danger, captured, or snatched by a giant bird.

• Does Dragon rider have religion?

  Found (Brief): Monks in a Himalayan monastery welcome the dragon as a bringer of good fortune, and a village legend says Ben is the reincarnation of an earlier Dragon Rider; no prayer or worship is described.

• Does Dragon rider have race & culture?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does Dragon rider have profanity?

  Found (Brief): A few mild swear words such as "damn" appear, along with name-calling and unwritten swearing.

• Does Dragon rider have climate?

  Found (Supporting): The story starts when human development, a planned flooding of the valley, forces the dragons from their home, and the parents' guide says the book shows human destruction threatening creatures' homes.

• Does Dragon rider have sexual content?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does Dragon rider have gender roles?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does Dragon rider have gender & orientation?

  Not found in the sources we checked.