Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart Of Sky eBook

Legends and myths capturedDavid Bowles's imagination as a young Latino reader; he was fascinated with epics like theIliad and theOdyssey. Despite growing up on the United States/Mexico border, he had never read a singleAztec or Mayan myth until he was in college. This experience inspired him to reconnect with that forgotten past. He is currently working on adapting stories fromFeathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky for a younger audience with the middle grade graphic novel seriesTales of the Feathered Serpent. The first installment,Rise of the Halfling King tells the story of the dwarf king of Uxmal. Several of his previous books have also incorporated themes fromMexican myths that are told throughout generations such as the middle grade graphic novel,The Chupacabras of the Rio Grande (The Unicorn Rescue Series) which includes the infamous chupacabra, a creature from Latin American folklore that sucks the blood of livestock, goats, and even people. His other works includeThey Call Me Guero: A Border Kids Poems which won the Pura Belpré Honor award, the TIL Best Middle Grade Book award, the Tomás Rivera award, and numerous other honors.