Dragon Adventure With Teaching Appeal

Online, November 2, 2011 (Newswire.com) - An exciting new children's book "Dragons of Draegonia - The Adventure Begins" has been designed to thrill and entertain while helping teachers to improve reading skills in the primary school classroom. Written by Michael Libra, who lives near High Wycombe, Bucks, and published by Grosvenor House (ISBN 9781-908596-77-2), the book is being launched on 5th November and is targeted at the seven to eleven year old age group.

"Dragons of Draegonia - The Adventure Begins" features powerful illustrations to enhance this work of fantasy and stimulate the imagination. The author's website www.draegonia.com gives an impression of the scale and excitement of the tale. A deputy head of an East London primary school commented: "There is a gap in the literary age group of seven to eleven year olds for exciting stories that provide the reader with the means to utilise fully their imaginations yet still carry life style messages for them to develop and learn from."

The book also could provide a useful teaching aid, according to a primary teacher from Redhill, Surrey. "As teacher directly responsible for 'English and Literacy Skills' I was pleased to see that Dragons of Draegonia has been written and laid out in such a way as to aid reading skills. Short paragraphs, fast moving story line and intriguing characters, enable individuals to read out loud, either taking the role of narrator or one of the many colourful dragon personalities."
Michael Libra originally created the dragon stories for his four grandchildren who feature in "Dragons of Draegonia - The Adventure Begins" and undergo numerous courageous exploits on the hidden Island of Draegonia, where they are shipwrecked after being spirited into another dimension. "The dragons display a range of humanlike traits, both good and bad and the children come up against some formidable and dangerous characters but also make dragon friends. In the end, they save the Island from disaster. I believe this book has many positive messages for primary school age children about courage, friendship and mutual support, as well as how things you learn can prove very useful when you're up against unexpected challenges," he said.

Michael is currently working on a sequel, aimed at older children and which is due out in spring 2012.