Facts

Grown-ups

Facts the Peabody Encyclopedia for kids

What grade are you in?

Real facts about everything, written for your grade.

What grade are you in?

Real Dragons, Told Dragons

Dragons and Mythical Creatures: Where did stories of dragons come from?

Read it with Peabody

Komodo dragons are real lizards. They are the largest alive today.

They live on a few islands in Indonesia.

A Komodo dragon tastes the air with its long tongue.

A small flying dragon is a lizard. It glides on skin wings.

In old Chinese tales, dragons brought rain for crops.

At New Year in China, people hold dragon dances.

A team moves a long dragon puppet.

The dragon is one of 12 Chinese zodiac animals.

The horn of a narwhal is really a tooth.

People found giant fossil bones. They made up stories.

Words to know

  • lizard: a reptile
  • zodiac: 12 animals
  • fossil: old bone

Read next

Stories to go with this book

Sources

For grown-ups: Peabody has no ads, not one, and nothing to sell your child. The Kids Pick, an independent kids' directory, rates its games 90/100. See what other free kids' sites load Β· Grown-ups, sign in Β· Already have a profile?