Dominic the dragon befriends a boy named Bo as well as the other eleven animals of the Chinese lunar calendar and helps them enter the annual village boat race. Lists the birth years and characteristics of individuals born in the Chinese Year of the Dragon.
Instead of cleaning the playroom, Max and Emily visit their friends in Dragon Land and learn that shortcuts are not always the best way to get things done.
Vietnamese folk tales retold for a modern audience. In poetry and literature the Vietnamese call themselves the "children of the dragon." Their oral tradition is a strong one and this volume includes three of the familiar teaching tales told by the elders. Readers will learn how the tiger got his stripes, why there are monsoons, and the story of the Moon Festival.
Are you brave enough to face a whole host of dragons? Then this collection of fifteen fire-breathing tales is just for you. Your traveling companions will be soldiers, princes and princesses, village girls and shepherd lads, and even a kitchenmaid who juggles ... dragons? You'll battle a fiery, seven-headed dragon from Poland and test wits with clever, riddling dragons from Ukraine and the mysterious Eastern Kingdom. You'll laugh at a mischievous, shape-changing dragon from England and tremble before a terrifying Korean dragon at the bottom of the sea. You'll even meet the very last of the dragons! These stories were specially selected by Marianne Carus, editor in chief of Cricket magazine, to create a treasure trove of tales for dragon lovers everywhere. Artist Nilesh Mistry's striking black-and-white illustrations bring dragons from East and West swooping off the page and straight into readers' imaginations! Book jacket.
These are the fables told by the Dragon Master about how his team of martial arts dragons earned their right to be dragons. These are stories about the heart of martial arts - integrity, courtesy, honor, and more. There are also secret codes in the illustrations to encourage exploration.
Eighteen award-winning, veteran, and emerging authors bring you seventeen unique dragon tales that defy tradition. Winged serpents as large as continents, as well as those tiny enough to perch on the fingertip of a young girl. Dragons who inhabit the Wild West, Victorian London, Brooklyn, and a post-apocalyptic Earth. Scaly beasts who fight in the boxing ring, celebrate Christmas, and conquer the vast void of outer space. There are rockstars who meddle with dragon magic, clever and conniving shapeshifters, and powerfully exotic hybrids. Science fiction, urban fantasy, mystery, western, epic fantasy, YA fantasy...no matter the setting or the genre--here be dragons! Join Asimov's Readers Award winner Timons Esaias, science fiction author Heidi Ruby Miller, post-apocalyptic author J. Thorn, along with K.W. Taylor, Sean Gibson and more as they put their personal twist on the usual dragon tale. Also, check out the authors' behind-the-scenes articles for a peek into the creative processes that led to the creation of these "Dragons of a Different Tail". "Mastering Aesthetics" by Heidi Ruby Miller "The George" by Timons Esaias "Mouth of the Dragon" by J. Thorn "A Wild Beast of The West" by Marx Pyle & Julie Seaton Pyle "Wei Ling and the Water Dragon" by Jeff Burns "Tiny Hearts" by Sophia DeSensi "The Brooklyn Dragon Racing Club" by Katharine Dow "A Friend Called Home" by Francis Fernandez "Forgiveness" by Colten Fisher "Witherwillow" by Carrie Gessner "Chasing the Dragon" by Sean Gibson "Spirit of the Dragon" by J.C. Mastro "Catalyst" by Kevin Plybon "Poisoned Water" by Sen R. L. Scherb "Big Dreams" by Victoria L. Scott "Resorting to Revenge" by K.W. Taylor "The Last Hour of Night" by G.K. White
Once upon a time ... dragons lived in castles and captured beautiful princesses. The majestic dragon is a popular fairy-tale character. This collection of old tales made new introduces you to the creatures from Eastern Europe, many unknown to the Western world. These tales may have been told "once upon a time," but they remain cherished treasures to those who passed them down generation after generation. If you enjoy this book and would like to learn more about dragons, check out our nonfiction book on the subject: A Study of Dragons of Eastern Europe.