The Dragonkeeper series is a best-selling, award-winning fantasy trilogy by Carole Wilkinson and published by black dog books.
The third and final book in the series, Dragon Moon, is out now.
More about the Dragonkeeper trilogy
Carole Wilkinson is an award-winning author of books for children. She has a longstanding fascination with dragons and is interested in the history of everything.
Danzi’s Map
The map Ping discovers at the conclusion to Garden of the Purple Dragon contains secret instructions from the dragon Danzi. These mysterious messages guide Ping on her epic journey in Dragon Moon...
Seven Cunning Pieces
Seven Cunning Pieces (‘qi qiao ban’) is a Chinese puzzle or ‘tangram’ made up of seven simple geometric pieces (‘tans’) which can be fitted together in different ways to form an amazing variety of shapes: animals, people... even dragons.
In Dragon Moon, Ping must assemble a very special tangram to help her in her quest.
Yi-Jing
The Yi Jing (or I Ching) is a book of divination, used to predict and plan for the future.
Han Dynasty China
The Dragonkeeper trilogy is set during the ancient Han Dynasty, which lasted from 206 BCE to 220 CE.
Great Wall of China
In Dragon Moon Ping must make a dangerous journey along The Great Wall of China, which stretches for more than 6000 kilometres from one side of China to the other.
Audio
Listen to a reading from the first chapter of Dragonkeeper and find out what author Carole Wilkinson has to say about dragons, chinese herbs, getting stuck into research, and the pleasures of reading.
