China Magic

Jack and Annie set off to find an original copy of an ancient Chinese myth. Armed only with their magic library cards, they must take on a book-burning emperor. But with the help of a scholar and a silk weaver, they triumph again.

In the fictional Chinese city of Yong’an, an amateur cryptozoologist is commissioned to uncover the stories of its fabled beasts. These creatures live alongside humans in near-inconspicuousness - save their greenish skin, serrated earlobes, and strange birthmarks. Aided by her elusive former professor and his enigmatic assistant, our narrator sets off to document each beast and is slowly drawn deeper into a mystery that threatens her very sense of self.

It's 1955, and Benjamin Burrows and Janie Scott are trying to live a safe, normal life in America. It's not easy when they have the power to prevent nuclear disaster, and sinister forces are circling. Soon the advice of a mysterious, unscrupulous magician propels Janie and Benjamin into danger and toward the land of the dead.

Kokosnuss reist um die Welt, um seinen Freund Oskar zu retten. Der kleine Drache Kokosnuss ist entsetzt: Der fiese Murk hat seinen Freund Oskar entführt! Beide sind spurlos verschwunden. Spurlos? Nein, zum Glück nicht ganz. Oskar konnte einen Brief mit Hinweisen hinterlassen und der führt Kokosnuss direkt nach - London! Riesig ist die Stadt der Regenschirmträger und Teetrinker, aber der Murk ist längst weitergereist. Zunächst nach Paris zum Eiffelturm, dann nach Pisa, wo man schiefe Türme mag. Und dann führen Oskars Briefe sogar bis nach China.

The hero of The Invisibility Cloak lives in contemporary Beijing—where everyone is doing their best to hustle up the ladder of success while shouldering an ever-growing burden of consumer goods—and he’s a loser. Well into his forties, he’s divorced (and still doting on his ex), childless, and living with his sister (her husband wants him out) in an apartment at the edge of town with a crack in the wall. He gets by just by making customized old-fashioned amplifiers for the occasional rich audio-obsessive. Then an old friend tips him off about a special job....

In an alternate reality, 5,000 years in the future, the evil Dragon of Death has become ruler of Dragon City. Humans now live to serve the dragon population, and it’s no different for Billy Chan and his friends. After losing contact with their own dragons, they’re determined to track them down in this new city, even if it means putting their own lives at risk. But one dragon has turned to the dark side and has no plans to return.

Kokosnuss im "Drachenland" China! Seit Tagen liest Kokosnuss alles, was er zum spannenden Thema "China" in die Pfoten bekommen kann. Da platzt Oskar mit einer Überraschung in die Drachenhöhle: Sein Vater, der Fressdrache Herbert, plant eine Reise zur Verwandtschaft nach China. "Auweia, kennt sich dein Papa mit chinesischen Drachen aus?", fragt Matilda. "Ich glaube, dort muss man sehr höflich sein." Da schlägt Kokosnuss vor, dass die Freunde Herbert nach China begleiten. Denn er weiß, dass mit dem mächtigen chinesischen Drachen Long Long nicht zu spaßen ist.

Billy, Dylan, Charlotte and Ling-Fei are back in their hometowns, missing each other and their dragons. While out surfing one morning, Billy panics when a water dragon emerges out of the waves, and soon strange sightings are being spotted all over the world. Meeting back in Dragon Realm, the friends, their dragons and two new acquaintances join forces to investigate.

Much of the material in this book comes from The Bamboo Annals, The Records of the Grand Historian, and later historians who studied those sacred texts. The bamboo annals were discovered in AD 281, inside the tomb of King Xian. The Records of the Grand Historian were reportedly written by Sima Tian and continued by his son, Sima Qian. Only fragments remain today, but the original may have been written just prior to 86 BC.

You can’t dig a hole to China! Squirt doesn’t believe Bubba can dig a hole to China. But when the hole swallows them, the kids find themselves in Xi’an, China, surrounded by Terracotta Warriors. It gets worse when the ghost of the first emperor of China appears. He tells them they can’t go home until they find his missing pi.

It’s been five years since the Dragon Realm fell into the Human Realm and both populations are now living side by side. But dangerous magical creatures are threatening to disrupt the peace and it’s up to a new group of heart-bonded humans and dragons to protect the world – the Dragon Force. Under the watchful eye of seventeen-year-old Billy Chan, Lance Lo, his younger sister Zoe and new friends enrol at Camp Claw to learn all the skills they need to become protectors. But when Camp Claw is mysteriously attacked, it’s up to the latest recruits to prove they’ve got what it takes to save the day.

This is my introduction to my New Children's Books Fairies Towne Twelve Book Series. These books are fresh for children and the way they see and interact with the living world. They are a 12 book library of stories . I made these books for a Child's heart . It is filled with stories to help parents read and educate their children with many aspects of today's world.