When a passing dragon decides to swipe their dog Coco, brothers Flynn and Paddy decide they should do something about it. In the dead of night they pack their bags, make some terrible sandwiches and, setting off before dawn, embark on a rescue mission. Finding the dog and its captor turned out to be easy; it was rescuing Coco that was the hard part… The Dragon Hunters is the first of The Dragon Brothers trilogy of children's books. To purchase the book, click on ‘Buy the books’ in the navigation bar above. To look inside The Dragon Hunters, click on the cover, wait for it to open, then click on it again to open in in a lightbox.
Author Biography
James Russell is a first-time children's book author. He figures if he's going
to write one, he may as well write three. His day job is that of editor of the
New Zealand Herald's Element – a sustainable business and lifestyle
magazine. He has 12 years in the newspaper business, both as an editor and a
journalist/columnist. On the weekends – and by night – he is a father to
two young boys whose insatiable demand for a new story both morning and night is
the inspiration behind The Dragon Brothers Trilogy. Link Choi is an
Auckland-based illustrator and artist. He has illustrated two children's books,
‘Unsuitable Weather’, and ‘Gold in the Hills’, both published by
Macmillan Education. His work also appears in the collection of the Wallace Arts
Foundation. Most recently he has been working at Weta Studios in Wellington,
helping bring to life ‘The Hobbit’.
