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The secret world of

GARDENDRAGONS

Anker Geheime Welt der Gartendrachen

The secret world of Gardendragons introduces readers to a hidden world right

in front of their doorsteps, where tiny dragons live in gardens and meadows, protecting the pollinators they depend on for survival and camouflaging as vibrantly blooming flowers.

The series features the Adventures of FIO & TIKA, two young dragons on their quest

to save a bee-hive and find a new home, as their world rapidly changes with every new season.
The series also includes a Guide book featuring all seven documented Gardendragon-species.

All books highlight and explain various environmental topics, from the importance of pollinators

to the decline of insects, agriculture, monocultures, the balance of nature and much more,

all wrapped up in colorful adventures for both children (7+) and adults to enjoy

From fall 2017 to summer 2022, the book series was published at a local publisher in Hamburg known as KJM Buchverlag. Due

to the many difficulties and challenges the industry had to face during the pandemic, my publisher and I decided to part ways on good terms, giving me the opportunity to update my manuscripts and thoroughly deepen the scientific knowledge provided in them.

Now the series is looking for a new

publisher to expand on the novels

and the guide book, with an english translation in the works.

HELP US BRING THE SERIES TO LIFE!

Are you a publisher or an agent interested in the series?

Get in contact at

eleanorbick@gmx.de

"Die geheime Welt der Gartendrachen" (The secret world of gardendragons ) is a german children's book that introduces children and parents to seven tiny dragon species that hide in their garden. With their unique flames they can grow plants in an instant, building themselves a home where they can hunt for food and attract bees to pollinate their flowers. Gardendragons are the sworn protectors of bees, who they depend on in order for their host plants to continue to flourish and grow in the following year.

Through a mix of facts and fantasy, "The secret world of gardendragons" intends to teach both children and adults about the importance of bees and what we can do to save them. With seven different flowers and their dragons introduced, the book offers tips on how to make both your balcony and garden more bee- and dragon-friendly, and encourages children to explore and observe nature around them more closely.

Published in October 2017

OUT OF STOCK

As of August 2024, a new updated version of the manuscript is

available and looking for a new publisher.

THE GUIDEBOOK

2017

Anker Fio und Tika

THE FIRST NOVEL

2020

"Fio & Tika und die Rettung der Bienenkönigin" (Fio & Tika and the rescue of the bee queen) is a german children's book and the first adventure story of the secret world of Gardendragons. The goal of the series is to teach children and adults about biodiversity, agriculture and the importance of insects packaged in an engaging character-driven adventure story.

Synopsis:

When the Clover Sprites hear about an imminent threat approaching their home, there’s no doubt for the young dragon Fio: He has to warn the bee colony on the other side of the rapeseed field! Together with Tika, a young, mysterious snowdrop dragon, the tiny clover sprite sets forth on a journey to save the queen bee before it's too late.

180 pages, includes 14 book illustrations

Published in April 2020

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Anker Wildbienenbuch

POCKETBOOK

2019

"Die sieben Gartendrachen und ihre Freunde - die Wildbienen"

(The seven gardendragons and their friends - the wild bees) was a german pocketbook for children featuring seven poems about the seven gardendragon species and seven wild bees native to North Europe.

This 48-page long pocketbook included detailed illustrations of seven wild bee species (both male and female specimen) and was meant to introduce children to the wide variety of solitary bees in our gardens. The knowledge included in this pocket book has now been added to the upgraded and expanded manuscript of the initial field guide.

For further information, contact the author at eleanorbick@gmx.de

Published in April 2019

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