Books with title Follow the Dragon

What begins as a weekend of family fun and privacy changes in a flash of lightning. A secluded cabin get-away becomes an unreachable goal to the mother of four whose children must find a way to escape the wildfire and find their mother. Can Athena really hear what Alysse is trying to tell them? Will Damian lead them out of the fire? Can Kira keep Peyton safe from the flames? Will Alysse make it up the river to reach her children? The depth of the family bond will be tried, and the strength of both the children; and their mother proved by this test of fire.

What begins as a weekend of family fun and privacy changes in a flash of lightning. A secluded cabin get-away becomes an unreachable goal to the mother of four whose children must find a way to escape the wildfire and find their mother. Can Athena really hear what Alysse is trying to tell them? Will Damian lead them out of the fire? Can Kira keep Peyton safe from the flames? Will Alysse make it up the river to reach her children? The depth of the family bond will be tried, and the strength of both the children; and their mother proved by this test of fire.

The text of this fairy tale was found as a manuscript, near a very old oak, while traveling through the endless fields and forests of Britain. The tale was written in several ancient European languages, alternating between each from one sentence to the next without any apparent logic, though there was probably some fabulous meaning hidden in it. The last sentences were written in modern Russian. Translators and linguists easily translated the manuscript, and, after reading the fairy tale, one teenaged girl painted pictures for it. But all this was probably not in such way, and perhaps everything had happened completely in another way....

Illus. in full color. The 15th century comes alive in this splendidly original picture book about Christopher Columbus. "The illustrations, executed in a variety of media, show scenes from the explorer's life as well as some imaginary creatures that populated the Europeans' picture of the outside world at that time. The details on each page invite individual readers to pay close attention, but the brief, clear text and framed illustrations lend themselves equally well to group sharing. Make room on your crowded Columbus shelf for this one."--(starred) School Library Journal.