This winter, penguins have been popping up into our
children’s winter reading program; lots of live wild animals visited the
library last week; and our friends from the city Animal Shelter visited to talk
about cats and dogs. Everyone has been
talking about animals in the library and discussing their favorites. My favorite animal is a little less
traditional than everyone else---the dragon!
A mythical animal yes, but animal still the same. There is such a broad range of ways dragons
can be depicted. Your imagination can
take them in any direction-- good or evil, large or small, sentient or your
average animal intelligence and than you have magic abilities as well.
Two book series that I have recently discovered that contain
some of my favorite dragons are “The Dragonkeeper Chronicles” by Donita K. Paul
and “Adventures Wanted” by Mark Forman. The first book out of five in the
Dragonkeeper series is “Dragonspell” were teenage Kale tries to find understanding
in the world beyond her small village while protecting and teaching her dragon
hatchlings.
In the “Adventures Wanted” series there are three books out
with a fourth book on the way. Starting with "Slathbog's Gold,”
fifteen year old Alex Taylor is bored with his life working in his stepfather's
inn. He wants an adventure and via a hidden exit in a book store that open onto
another land, he enters into one. Joining
a group that contains elves and dwarves to help slay an evil dragon, he will
meet many new friends and make a few enemies.
Both series have dragons of many types which is why they are
two of my favorites. However, the
library has many other wonderful dragon related novels and series to
explore. Ask at the Help Desk for more
recommendations.
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