A poor woodcutter's son must pluck three feathers from the wings of a terrible dragon to win the hand of the innkeeper's daughter.

"This imaginatively illustrated book includes eight dragon myths from China, Greece, Japan, England, Iceland, and even America-and explains why we are telling these kinds of stories. This collection tells story after exciting story about dragons. You have probably heard some of them, but some of them will surprise and excite you. We don't just hear the stories of St. George, Perseus, and Thor. We also learn the story of John Lambtown, a man who goes...

An illustrated retelling for young readers of the Chinese folktale about a dragon that threatens a village each spring and Mei, the young girl who is destined to defeat him.