The sea-ringed world : sacred stories of the Americas

García Esperón, María, author.

Book

Montclair : Levine Querido, 2021.

©2021

vii, 231 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm

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.

Indian mythology -- Juvenile literature.

Folklore -- Juvenile literature.

Mythology -- Dictionaries -- Juvenile literature.

Mythology -- Juvenile literature.

Indians -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature.

Indians of North America -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature.

Indians of Central America -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature.

Indians of South America -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature.

Folk tales.

Myths.

Illustrated works.

Informational works.

Mijangos, Amanda, 1986- illustrator.

Diccionario de mitos de América. English

Sacred stories of the Americas

Translated from the Spanish.

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 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: Mexico (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).

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