Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America

By Jaime Hernández

Winner of the 2018 Aesop Prize

Winner of the 2019-2020 Texas Bluebonnet Award

How would a kitchen maid fare against a seven-headed dragon? What happens when a woman marries a mouse? And what can a young man learn from a thousand leaf cutter ants? Famed Love and Rockets creator Jaime Hernandez asks these questions and more as he transforms beloved myths into bold, stunning, and utterly contemporary comics. Guided by the classic works of F. Isabel Campoy and Alma Flor Ada, Hernandez's first book for young readers brings the sights and stories of Latin America to a new generation of graphic-novel fans around the world.

The award-winning TOON Latin American Folktales series highlights authentic Latin American stories and cultures, bringing them a to a new generation of graphic novel fans around the world.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GN6DSX5W
• ISBN13: 9798855056600
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7