The Dragons Without Eyes

Dragons without Eyes features 25 famous Chinese folktales presented as one-page reading passages. Each includes a list of key vocabulary that students can use to re-tell the story, a dictation exercise to help with speaking/listening accuracy, and discussion questions. There is a downloadable audio program available for Dragons without Eyes as well as a free photocopiable teacher's guide. See ProLinguaLearning.com for details.

An artist agrees to paint a dragon on the wall of a Chinese village, but the mayor's insistence that he paint eyes on the dragon has amazing results.

For the first time ever, DRAGONOLOGY fiction! Introducing the Dragonology Chronicles — full-length novels with enough fire-breathing adventure to satisfy true Dragonology fans who just can't get enough! Adventure! Villains! And dragons, dragons, dragons! From the creators of the best-selling Dragonology series, this first volume of the Dragonology Chronicles finds Daniel Cook and his sister, Beatrice, studying with eccentric dragonologist Dr. Ernest Drake. Soon they’re caught up in a race to find the stolen Dragon’s Eye — a jewel that has the power to reflect the true Dragon Master — before it is stolen by the evil Ignatius Crook. Working with Dr. Drake (and many friendly dragons), can these young siblings foil Ignatius and recover the Dragon’s Eye?

Lacotl’s sinister game is in full swing. The White Warlock wants his Dragon Eye back. Both lead to the library where long-forgotten demons dwell... but no knowledge comes for free. Warlocks and their draconic bloodlines once controlled the sun and stars. Beneath the banner of the Dragon Goddess, they conquered Yumihari with the help of the Dragon Eyes. Dragon Eyes have been missing since the fall of the Warlock Empire. Until Hidekazu and Masanori found one in the hands of Lacotl, the dark sorcerer responsible for kidnapping noblewomen from Tsukiko and plunging Seiryuu into his dark game. Princess Aihi and the twins refuse to abide by his plots. But when Lacotl plays his hand and tragedy strikes the palace, the trio has no choice but to pursue the secrets of the Dragon Eye. In their quest to unlock the artifact’s power, the demons they face will test their friendship. Push their abilities to the limit. The White Warlock pursues them, hunting after his stolen Eye. They aren’t the thieves who took it. But they are the ones who will be punished. Jump into the world of Yumihari, a land filled with spirits, dragons, monsters, and stunning characters wielding elemental magic to save their homeland. If you love epic fight scenes, mystery and political intrigue, mythology, monsters, mayhem, and progression fantasy, you will love The Dragon’s Eye and the Yokai Calling series. Pick up your copy of the book and experience the first part of the adventure today!

The first title in the Dragonology Chronicles, steps into the the world of the Secret and Ancient Society of Dragonologists. Join tewlve-year-old Daniel Cook and his sister Beatrice as they begin their dragonogical apprenticeship under the eye of the eccentric Dr. Drake. Suddenly, a crisis interrupts their studies - can they find the fabled Dragon's Eye gem? And most importantly, can it be saved from falling into the hands of the evil Ignatius Crook? The future of all dragons rests in their hands.

Csenge Virag Zalka, a Hungarian storyteller, has collected 55 folktales from around the world about supernatural abilities like superhuman strength, invulnerability, flying, heightened senses, speed, invisibility, healing, agility, precognition, telepathy, fire manipulation, teleportation, water powers, and shifting. These tales represent powers that people have dreamed of, conjured up and strived for through the ages. Many of the powers are present in popular culture, making the superheroes who wield them the direct descendants of characters such as the princess who could see through walls or the invulnerable Isfandiyar. Zalka excluded stories about magic or about gods with divine powers, and focused on less well-known stories. She included information on similar heroes, the ability in the story, sources of the powers, the origin of the story, teachings in it, the recommended age group, sources, variants, and comments.