Actively engaging children is the best way to teach and educate them.  Through reading an author can actively engage their imagination, all while trying to convey a message.  Most children love reading fantasies and adventure stories as a way to escape the real world and enter another time and dimension where they can immerse themselves in the story, helping the heroes defeat evil.  It is a creative platform to teach and help them to understand basic principles.  In “Challenge of the Dragon,”  family values such as working together and supporting each other, we can make a difference.  A good reference and to read more about this can be found in the article   https://www.readbrightly.com/fantasy-novels-help-kids-explore-messiness-real-life/