Author: Duncan Tonatiuh
Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Awards: Pura-Belpre
Grade level: 1st-3rd grade
This book is set a while back and tells the story about a young princess and a warrior. The warrior falls deeply in love with the princess, and even though he wasn't rich like the father wished, he was still allowed to marry the princess. After the warrior leaves to fight a war, the princess is poisoned, and when the warrior returns, he is devastated to find her body in a deep sleep. He takes his princess up to the mountain in hope that the cool air will wake her, but sadly it does not. The warrior promises to stay by the princess's side, and in time, two volcanoes emerge in their place, symbolizing that the warrior never left the princess.
This book is interesting because it is a mix of a myth and historical fiction. There are many aspects of the book that talk about Mexico City in previous times through this story, and it is very interesting to see how it is incorporated into the book. I would use this book in my class because it allows the students to view how a culture used to be through a fun story. I chose the appropriate grade level for 1st-3rd because some of the vocabulary is a bit challenging, but it would be a great read-aloud for younger students. An idea for a unit about this book could be using it as a read-aloud and having students discuss what they learned about how the culture used to be and what is different about it today.
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