Dara and the Lost Star of Angkor

Much more than just a story: a bridge between generations. Through Dara's adventures, this series lets parents and grandparents pass on to their children and grandchildren the legends, tales, and traditional values of Khmer culture - while discovering, page by page, the geography and wonders of Cambodia. A warm, living way to keep Khmer cultural heritage alive from one generation to the next, wherever in the world you may be.

Why your kids (and you) will love this book:

• A true magical fable, carried by a real quest, a lovable hero, and a heartfelt lesson - without ever being scary
• An illustrated journey through Cambodia's most beautiful landscapes and legends, from Phnom Penh to Angkor Wat
• Universal values: courage, friendship, and generosity
• A genuine gateway into Khmer culture, tradition, and geography, to share as a family
• A story made for reading aloud, perfect from age 3, and enjoyed up to age 10
• Book one of a series of Cambodian fables, to discover together as a family

An adventure of friendship and courage, inspired by the magic of Cambodia - for every child who believes in their dreams, and in the light that sleeps within them.

Sometimes, all it takes is a little light to brighten an entire land.

When the moon loses its light because of Ream, the shadow who stole it, Dara, a seven-year-old boy with a big heart, decides to set off in search of it.

Together with Sophea and his magical friend Suvan, a young Naga with golden scales, Dara journeys across the whole of Cambodia: from the floating villages of Tonlé Sap to endless rice paddies, from flooded forests to the thousand-year-old temples of Angkor. Along the way, he meets fishermen, craftspeople, a wise old turtle, and many other friends - each of them teaching him that light never comes back on its own: it is earned through courage, kindness, and hope.

Will he manage to return the light to the moon before it's too late?