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The sea-ringed world : sacred stories of the Americas, María García Esperón ; illustrated by Amanda Mijangos ; translated by David Bowles

Creator
Author
Illustrator
Translator
Contributor
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
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
vii, 231 pages
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
Contents
  • 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)
Isbn
9781646140152
Instance
Label
The sea-ringed world : sacred stories of the Americas
Title
The sea-ringed world
Title remainder
sacred stories of the Americas
Statement of responsibility
María García Esperón ; illustrated by Amanda Mijangos ; translated by David Bowles
Title variation
Sacred stories of the Americas
Creator
Contributor
Author
Illustrator
Translator
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
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
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IEP
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
García Esperón, María
Dewey number
  • 398.2097
  • 299.7113
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
no index present
Language note
Translated from the Spanish
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1986-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Mijangos, Amanda
  • Bowles, David
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Indian mythology
  • Indians
  • Mythology
  • Indians of North America
  • Indians of Central America
  • Indians of South America
Target audience
juvenile
Label
The sea-ringed world : sacred stories of the Americas, María García Esperón ; illustrated by Amanda Mijangos ; translated by David Bowles
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
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 note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-231)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
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)
Dimensions
28 cm
Extent
vii, 231 pages
Isbn
9781646140152
Lccn
2019956982
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations, color map
System control number
  • on1237712247
  • 722159
  • (OCoLC)1237712247
Label
The sea-ringed world : sacred stories of the Americas, María García Esperón ; illustrated by Amanda Mijangos ; translated by David Bowles
Publication
Copyright
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 note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-231)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
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)
Dimensions
28 cm
Extent
vii, 231 pages
Isbn
9781646140152
Lccn
2019956982
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations, color map
System control number
  • on1237712247
  • 722159
  • (OCoLC)1237712247

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