| ISBN |
9781646140152 (hardcover) |
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164614015X (hardcover) |
| NUMBER |
Chronicle Books Llc, C/O Hachette Book Group USA 53 State st 9th Fl, Boston, MA, USA, 02109 SAN 200-2205 |
| Descript |
vii, 231 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm |
| Content |
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 Beat: 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) |
| Summary |
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 |
| Note |
"Originally published as Diccionario de mitos de América by Ediciones El Naranjo, Mexico City, Mexico" -- Title page verso |
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"This is an Em Querido book published by Levine Querido" -- Title page verso |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-231) |
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Translated from the Spanish |
| Subject |
Indian mythology
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Indians -- Folklore
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Mythology -- Dictionaries
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Indians of North America -- Folklore
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Indians of Central America -- Folklore
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Indians of South America -- Folklore
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| Add Author |
Mijangos, Amanda, 1986-
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Bowles, David (David O.),
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| Alt Title |
Sacred stories of the Americas |
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Spider grandmother
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Aztlan
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Bacabs
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Bochica
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Coatlicue
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Hummingbird
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Great flood
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Golden king
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Brave souls of the dead
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Bunched stars
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