![]() ![]() in an absorbing, textured, adventure story." - Australian Book Review In Dragonkeeper, Carole Wilkinson transports the reader to a richly evoked ancient China during the Han Dynasty. Before that she had worked as a laboratory assistant and as a film and television writer and editor.Ģ018 Silver Award (Children's Book), Illustrators Australia AwardsĢ014 Graham Davey Citation, Young Australian Best Book Award (YABBA) (Dragonkeeper series)Ģ013 Gold Award – Book Series, Illustrators Australia (Dragonkeeper series)Ģ006 Older Readers, Kids Own Australian Literary Awards (KOALA)Ģ006 Kalbacher Klapperschlange Award (Germany)Ģ006 COOL (Canberra’s Own Outstanding List) AwardĢ004 Book of the Year (Younger Readers), Children’s Book Council of Australia AwardsĢ004 Best Children’s Book, Queensland Premier’s Literary AwardĢ004 International Youth Library’s White Ravens ListĢ003 Best Young Adult Book, Aurealis Awards Though Carole has written over 30 books, she did not write her first book until she was nearly 40. She has a long-standing fascination with dragons and is interested in the history of everything. This is the story of a young girl who believes she is not worthy of a name but finds within herself the strength and courage to make this perilous journey - and do what must be done.Ĭarole Wilkinson is an award-winning and much loved author of books for children. Pursued by a ruthless dragon hunter, the girl and the dragon make an epic journey across China carrying a mysterious stone that must be protected. A slave girl saves the life of an ageing dragon and escapes her brutal master. * Magpies *Blending fantasy with fiction, this outstanding series is a continuous inspiring adventure, constructed with subtle philosophical and thought-provoking messages on accountability, strength, courage and compassion.Collect the original seven books in the award-winning Dragonkeeper series !Īncient China, Han Dynasty. witty dialogue, admirable heroine, and tense action, this is good, old-fashioned storytelling. * Magpies *Blending fantasy with fiction, this outstanding series is a continuous inspiring adventure, constructed with subtle philosophical and thought-provoking messages on accountability, strength, courage and compassion. a mystical, action-packed, evocative and engaging story that transcends the narrow limits and readership of the fantasy genre leaving the reader enriched, elevated and enchanted * Bookseller+Publisher * The simplicity of Wilkinson's prose veils sophisticated layers of meaning that linger long after the plot is worked through and the book is set (reluctantly) down. * Judge's Report, Children's Book Council of Australia *Ĭarole Wilkinson's trilogy is elevated to the rank of epic with its conclusion Dragon Moon. Carole is married, has a daughter, and lives in inner-city Melbourne.Īn enchanting conclusion to the Dragonkeeper series. She once searched for weeks to find out whether there were daffodils in Han Dynasty China. Before that she had worked as a laboratory assistant and as a film and television writer and editor.Ĭarole is a meticulous researcher who finds it difficult to stop researching and begin writing. But how? When a hidden message from Danzi makes the way clear, Ping knows that once again the journey of a thousand li begins with a single step.Ĭarole Wilkinson is an award-winning and much loved author of books for children. ![]() Ping and Kai have travelled far, but their journey is not yet over. The Dragonkeeper series has been extraordinarily successful both in Australia and internationally.Īncient China, Han Dynasty.
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