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The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America
  • Published: 3 April 2018
  • ISBN: 9781943145294
  • Imprint: Astra Publishing House
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $29.99

The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America

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3 Apr 2018
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3 Apr 2018
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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.
  • Published: 3 April 2018
  • ISBN: 9781943145294
  • Imprint: Astra Publishing House
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $29.99
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About the author

Jaime Hernandez

Jaime Hernandez is the co-creator, along with his brothers Gilbert and Mario, of the comic book series Love and Rockets. Since publishing the first issue of Love and Rockets in 1981, Jaime has won an Eisner Award, 12 Harvey Awards, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The New York Times Book Review calls him "one of the most talented artists our polyglot culture has ever produced." Jaime decided to create The Dragon Slayer, his first book for young readers, because "I thought it would be a nice change of pace from my usual grown-up comics." He read through tons of folktales to choose these three. What made them stand out? Maybe he saw himself in their characters. Jaime says, "I'm not as brave as the dragon slayer, but I can be as caring. I'm as lazy as Tup without being as resourceful. I am not as vain as Martina, but I can be as foolish."
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