The Peace Dragon tells the tale of an unlikely friendship and encourages us to always keep our eyes and our hearts open.

The Peace Dragon tells the tale of an unlikely friendship and encourages us to always keep our eyes and our hearts open.

A remarkable autobiographical journey from humble beginnings to a position as a powerful world figure fighting for her nation’s self-determination. Along the ancient Silk Road where Europe, Asia, and Russia converge stands the four-thousand-year-old homeland of a peaceful people, the Uyghurs. Their culture is filled with music, dance, family, and love of tradition passed down by storytelling through the ages. For millennia, they have survived clashes in the shadow of China, Russia, and Central Asia. Rebiya Kadeer’s courage, intellect, morality, and sacrifice give hope to the nearly eleven million Uyghurs worldwide on whose behalf she speaks as an indomitable world leader for the freedom of her people and the sovereignty of her nation. Her life story is one of legends: as a refugee child, as a poor housewife, as a multimillionaire, as a high official in China’s National People’s Congress, as a political prisoner in solitary confinement for two of nearly six years in jail, and now as a political dissident living in Washington, DC, exiled from her own land.

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Not Opposites combines beautiful illustrations and powerful text to create a story that encourages young readers to appreciate the qualities they possess that make them unique. With a focus on diversity, this addition to the Peace Dragon series promotes the importance of love and peace to readers. It also includes creative activities that help children understand the key concepts in the book.

The Peace Dragon series promotes peace and love among young readers and encourages them to apply those concepts every day to everything they do. In Words, Pax the Peace Dragon teaches children the power of words and the importance of kindness to self and others. Beautiful illustrations will captivate readers and the included activities will help young learners apply the concepts from the book in the classroom or at home.

"One evening after crawling into bed, a downcast little girl named Benni notices something shimmering outside of her window. The shimmering object comes closer and closer until Benni is face-to-face with a brilliant star that has fallen right out of the sky! Through her encounter with the star, Benni learns the power of self-love and self-confidence and wakes up the next morning feeling as bright as the star she spotted in the sky."--Publisher's description.