Saint George and the Dragon
Saint George and the Dragon
By Margaret Hodges, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
Genre: Picture Book
Curriculum subjects: Adventure: Knights/Dragons, Folk/Fairy Tales: Heroes/Heroines
Grade: P-1
Retells the segment from Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.
★ “[The illustrations] glitter with color and mesmerizing details.” — Publisher’s Weekly