THIS WEEK IN JULY

Friday Feb 26 JEFF STONE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26; 7-8 PM @ The Greene Children’s author JEFF STONE will introduce Dragon, the seventh book in his The Five Ancestors Series. The series takes the reader back 350 years when China’s Cangzhen Temple was destroyed. Only five young...

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JEFF STONE

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26; 7-8 PM @ The Greene

Children’s author JEFF STONE will introduce Dragon, the seventh book in his The Five Ancestors Series. The series takes the reader back 350 years when China’s Cangzhen Temple was destroyed. Only five young warriors survived the destruction of their home temple. Each is named after a different animal—Tiger, Monkey, Snake, Crane, Dragon---for each is the youngest ever to master that animal’s kung fu fighting style.

“The five young monks separate and begin teaching not only their formidable martial arts skills, but also their peaceful philosophy of life. It is said that today’s martial arts came from the teaching of these five warrior monks who must uncover the secrets of their own pasts if they are to become...The Five Ancestors.” (quoted from Jeff Stone’s web page)
Other books in the series are: Book 1: Tiger; Book 2: Monkey; Book 3: Snake; Book 4: Crane; Book 5: Eagle; Book 6: Mouse.

Jeff Stone