Reading Raven – Level 2: Rafi the Knight and the Dragon’s Fire

Content

Once upon a time, in a tiny kingdom ... "Achoo!"
Rafi and his family are constantly sick. They live in a beautiful castle but it's really cold inside. There is also a large dragon living in their tiny kingdom. Rafi wants nothing more than to be a brave knight and fight the dragon. But what's that? It's so nice and warm in the dragon's den! And the dragon itself is actually pretty friendly, too. Together, the two of them have a great idea!

About the Series

The Reading Raven series is designed to encourage beginning readers by providing fun and exciting stories at each ability level, from their first efforts at reading alone to more advanced chapter books Each Reading Raven book includes reading riddles, puzzles to solve using information in the story. This is a fun way to check how well children understand what they read. The first level features short texts with lots of pictures that provide clues to the story's meaning. These books are written in extra-large print. When children are ready for longer stories, the second level of Reading Raven offers short chapter books, also in large print with illustrations that help readers follow the text. The third level is for readers who are becoming proficient, with longer chapters and increasingly complex stories, but still with accompanying pictures and highly readable print.

The Author

Rüdiger Bertram, born in 1967, began his career as a freelance journalist, columnist, and author of satirical short stories. His more recent focus has been children's books and screenplays for comedies. He is currently director of the Northrhine-Westphalia Film Society. Rüdiger Bertram lives with his family in Cologne.

The Illustrator

Barbara Fisinger, born in Slovenia in 1980, wanted to become an artist from an early age. She studied art education in Ljubljana and animation in Luxembourg. Since then she has been illustrating children's books and working for animation productions. When she's not painting or playing with her crazy cat Flora, she likes to explore distant countries with her husband and their son. She is living in Trier since 2007.