The sea-ringed world : sacred stories of the Americas / María García Esperón ; illustrated by Amanda Mijangos ; translated by David Bowles.
Presents a collection of stories from nations and cultures across our two continents, the Sea-Ringed World, as the Aztecs called it, from the edge of Argentina all the way up to Alaska.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781646140152
- ISBN: 164614015X
- Physical Description: vii, 231 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm
- Publisher: Montclair : Levine Querido, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published as Diccionario de mitos de América by Ediciones El Naranjo, Mexico City, Mexico" -- Title page verso. "This is an Em Querido book published by Levine Querido"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-231). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Spider Grandmother (Hopi) -- Aztlan (Mexica (Nahua)) -- Bacabs (Maya) -- Bochia (Muisca) -- Coatlicue (Mexica (Nahua)) -- Hummingbird (Guarani) -- Great flood (Andean) -- Golden King (Muisca) -- Brave Souls of the Dead (Mapuche) -- Bunched Stars (Niitsitapi (Blackfoot)) -- Sak Nikte (Maya) -- Land of the Fire (Selk'nam (Ona)) -- Guabancex (Taino) -- Guahayona (Taino) -- Hun and Vucub (K'iche' (Maya)) -- Hurakan (K'iche' (Maya)) -- Ixquic the Maiden (K'iche' (Maya)) -- K'awil and the Prince (Mopan (Maya)) -- Iztaccihuatl and Popocatepetl (Nahua) -- Heart of the Mountain (Nahua) -- Ball game (K'iche' (Maya)) -- Kukulkan (Yucatec and K'iche' (Maya)) -- Kuyen (Mapuche) -- Llorona (Nahua and colonial) -- Aakulujjuusi and Uumarnituq (Inuit) -- Mayahuel (Nahua) -- Monetá (Muisca) -- Nahual (Nahua) -- Nanahuatzin (Nahua) -- Ñamandú (Guarani) -- Ñandesy (Guarani) -- White-faced Bear (Alutiiq (Sugpiag)) -- Oxomoco and Cipactonal (Nahua) -- Xochipilli and Xochiquetzal (Nahua) -- Pacha Kamaq (Andean) -- Shepherd and Maiden (Andean) -- Quetzalcoatl (Toltec (Nahua) -- Quilaztli (Mexica (Nahua)) -- Oak tree (Oceti Sakowin (Sioux)) -- Rimac (Andean) -- Sedna (Inuit) -- Sibo (Cabecar and Bribri) -- Tamoanchan (Nahua) -- Tlalocan (Nahua) -- Uirapuru (Guarani) -- Universe (Mexica (Nahua)) -- Blue Deer (Wixarika (Huichol)) -- Viracocha (Andean) -- Gichi-manidoo (Ojibwe) -- Waleker (Wayuu) -- Xibalba (K'iche' (Maya)) -- Xolotl (Nahua) -- Yaya and Yayael (Taino) -- Yupanqui (Andean) -- Cemis (Taino) -- Zamna (Itza (Maya)). |
| Language Note: | Translated from the Spanish. |
| Awards Note: | Batchelder Honor Book, 2020 |
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| Genre: | Dictionary. folk tales. dictionaries. Dictionaries. Folk tales. Folklore. Juvenile works. Myths. Folk tales. Folk tales. Myths. Dictionaries. Contes. Mythes. Dictionnaires. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Homer Public Library | YA 398.2097 GAR (Text) | 000166248 | Teen Corner -- New | Available | - |
