Modernization and conversion to world religions are threatening the survival of traditional belief systems, leaving behind only mysterious traces of their existence. This book, based upon extensive research conducted over a period of nearly four decades, brings scientific rigor to one of the questions that have always attracted human curiosity: that of the origin of the dragon. The author demonstrates that both dragons and rainbows are cultural universals, that many of the traits that are attributed to dragons in widely separated parts of the planet are also attributed to rainbows, and that the number and antiquity of such shared traits cannot be attributed to chance or common inheritance, but rather to common cognitive pathways by which human psychology has responded to the natural environment in a wide array of cultures around the world.

We are Dragon Girls -- hear us roar! Naomi loves being a Glitter Dragon Girl. She can fly above treetops and roar glittery bursts of magic. Best of all, she and the other Glitter Dragons are keeping their beloved Magic Forest safe from the Shadow Sprites. But all is not as it seems in this special place. The Shadow Sprites' power is growing. . . and they may not be alone. Naomi must harness all the dragon magic she's learned to lead the Glitter Dragon Girls against this new threat. Read all the books in the Glitter Dragon arc! #1: Azmina the Gold Glitter Dragon #2: Willa the Silver Glitter Dragon #3: Naomi the Rainbow Glitter Dragon

A young wizard's apprentice joins the master wizard Pentegarn in a war of wizards at Rainbow Castle. The reader's choices determine the outcome of the plot.

The Rainbow Dragons' Castle is a CYOA (Choose Your Our Adventure) Book that takes you on an adventure to save the Rainbow Dragons' home. To succeed you will need to make mature decisions and when things don't go as planned, you will need to adapt and work toward the best solution possible.

The Fairy Dragons of Rainbow Mountain tells of a magical family of fairy dragons who have been asleep inside their Rainbow Mountain home for many, many centuries. Their awakening coincides with the return of the Magic to the earth in order to break the spell that the Darkness has held over the minds and hearts of the humanfolk for many aeons. As the fairy dragons enter a much-changed world from the one they remember, their experiences present some very interesting challenges. The most important thing to know about fairy dragons, however, is that as well as the magical powers they possess, they are also filled with love and compassion for the humanfolk and so are able to touch the hearts and minds of all those they encounter.

Ramity bumps into Snubble and an accidental rainbow is thrown across the sky. The Weather Dragons delight in the sight, and decide to make rainbows for themselves. As they pick and pluck the forest of its natural beauty, only quiet and timid Clodswell sees the damage they're causing and tries to stop them. Can she find her confidence to speak up in time to save the forest'...

Rainbows have been a source of fascination since time immemorial. They have been the subject of myth and superstition, an inspiration to poets, a challenge to painters, the object of intense scientific interest and a touchstone for ideas about the nature of light and colour. Above all, the rainbow has been the embodiment of wonder from the earliest times to the present day. Beginning with the circumstances in which you are likely to see a rainbow and descriptions of its salient features, this book recounts and explains the myths and superstitions about rainbows, and describes how poets, painters and, above all, leading scientists in every age have sought to discover and understand the rainbow’s secrets. Readers with a love of nature and art and an interest in the history of science will enjoy this attractive and informative book.

Imagine a world without colour! Such a world would be dull and boring. Planet Earth is full of colour, and people all over the world love and appreciate colour in its many forms. Children will find their favourite colours in this unique collection of colour stories that tap into the imagination and enthusiasm of children, starting with a fantasy story about a colourful little dragon. Stories about all the colours of the rainbow plus black, white, grey, pink, brown, turquoise, silver and gold have been created to also give children some understanding and appreciation of colour and its relevance in their world. Some stories contain a subtle message skilfully woven around the characters. For example, The Little Rainbow Dragon has a subtle antibullying message. A Story About Black has a subtle message about overcoming being afraid of the dark. Children all over the world relate to timeless stories such as these. They also provide a vehicle to foster a love of literature. Reading to children is, and always has been, an essential element in establishing a framework for independent reading.

Kid-Tested and Judge-Certified by Story Monster Ink!The Story Monster Approved book designation recognizes and honors accomplished authors in the field of children's literature. The Rainbow Dragon is a beautifully illustrated, fun story for children that encourages imagination and learning about others and appreciating the good things we have. In the Valley of the Rainbow lives a little dragon named Redtail Smalltooth. Though happy, Redtail knows only dragons that fly and blow smoke from their noses - and even fireballs into the night sky. Redtail is unimpressed and doesn't care to learn their silly tricks. He longs for the days of old when human children lived in the valley doing such magical things as flying kites and sipping tea. One day while out for a walk flying his imaginary kite, Redtail encounters a rainbow and when he touches it an amazing thing happens - a child appears! Excellent on every level - The Rainbow Dragon has all the elements of a great fantasy, rendered in a fresh, alluring, well-crafted world, with sympathetic characters and tons of mystery.

The rainbow is a compelling spectacle in nature—a rare, evanescent, and beautiful bridge between subjective experience and objective reality—and no less remarkable as a cultural phenomenon. A symbol of the Left since the German Peasants’ War of the 1520s, it has been adopted by movements for gay rights, the environment, multiculturalism, and peace around the globe, and has inspired poets, artists, and writers including John Keats, Caspar David Friedrich, Edgar Allan Poe, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. In this book, the first of its kind, Daniel MacCannell offers an enlightening and instructive guide to the rainbow’s multicolored relationship with humanity. The scientific “discovery” of the rainbow is a remarkable tale, taking in ancient Greece and Rome, medieval Persia, and Islamic Spain. But even as we’ve studied rainbows, adopted their image, and penned odes to them for millennia, rainbows have also been regarded as ominous or even dangerous in myth and religion. In the twentieth century, the rainbow emerged as kitsch, arcing from the musical film version of The Wizard of Oz to 1980s sitcoms and children’s cartoons. Illustrated throughout in prismatic color, MacCannell’s Rainbows explores the full spectrum of rainbows’ nature and meaning, offering insight into what rainbows are and how they work, how we arrived at our current scientific understanding of the phenomenon, and how we have portrayed them in everything from myth to the arts, politics, and popular culture.