St. David's Day

 Friday 1st March is St. David's Day. Saint David is the patron saint of Wales. To mark this occasion there is a display in the Library with information about Saint David and about the mythology of the Welsh dragon which can be seen on the Welsh flag. There are also books on display with a dragon theme. Remember the Library is in Room F21.

Chinese New Year

 Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with some brilliant fiction books featuring...dragons!!! If you love fantasy fiction you will find a book on the display that is just right for you. Come along to the Library in Room F21 and meet the dragons in person.

St George's Day

April 23rd is St George's Day. St George is the Patron saint of  England and Ethiopia amongst others and died on 23rd April 303. He was a Roman soldier and is probably best known for the legend in which he slays a dragon. Some books featuring dragons:

The fire within by Chris d'Lacey; How to train your dragon by Cressida Cowell; The dragon whisperer by Lucinda Hare.

Ferno the fire dragon by Adam Blade; DarkIsle by D.A. Nelson; Dragon fire by Charles Ashton.

Dragon rider by Cornelia Funke; Dragonborn born by Toby Forward; Eragon by Christopher Paolini.

Darwin's Dragons - book review

I have just finished reading Darwin's Dragons by Lindsay Galvin.

 The story is an adventure set during Darwin's voyages to the Galapagos Islands. The year is 1835 and Syms Covington is a cabin boy aboard HMS Beagle. He helps Charles Darwin collect and classify his finds. On their way back to the Beagle from Narborough Island a violent storm sweeps Syms overboard. He washes up on another island. He is attacked by a huge flying creature that looks like a dragon. Syms has to find a way to survive on the island while he figures out a way to get back to the Beagle. Syms has to overcome all kinds of difficulties on the island but gets help along the way from a friendly lizard. Ultimately Syms has to repay this kindness by acting against the orders of Queen Victoria in order to save a species from extinction.

Based on real people, and places this is an exciting, page turning adventure.  A brilliant book if your favourite subjects at school are Biology and History.

 

Chinese New Year

To celebrate the Chinese Year of the Dragon which begins on Monday 23rd of January there is a display in the Library. The display has non-fiction books about China - geography, history, cookery, wildlife etc. There are also many fiction books which are either set in China or are fantasy books about dragons on display.

If you were born in the year 2000 then you were born in the last year of the dragon, see if you match the characteristics of a dragon according to the Chinese zodiac.

There will be lots of Chinese New Year puzzles to do in the Library on Monday.