Awards
- Commended for Mildred L. Batchelder Award (Children's) 2022
Overview
Now in paperback—a collection of stories from nations and cultures across our two continents—the Sea-Ringed World, as the Aztecs called it—from the Andes all the way up to Alaska. ""Hypnotizing...Provocative...Disarming"" –The New York Times ""Evocative and stirring...mesmerizing to read aloud."" —The Wall Street Journal ★ ""Visually striking...full of vivid language."" —Publishers Weekly (starred review) ★ ""A rich anthology to understand and delight in Native traditions."" —Booklist (starred review) ★ ""Begs to be read aloud."" —Kirkus (starred review) ★ ""Impressive, handsome, and universally appealing."" —Horn Book (starred review) ★ ""Breathtaking and simply beautiful."" —School Library Journal (starred review) ★ ""The language sparkles and the tales beg to be read aloud."" —School Library Connection (starred review) ""Visually arresting, captivating collection of traditional stories."" —Shelf-Awareness ""David Bowles' graceful translation renders this volume an excellent addition to any storytelling collection."" —BCCB ""With its one-of-a-kind art to accompany each tale, it is a collection that will appeal to children, but also to any lover and collector of books."" —BookRiot Fifteen thousand years before Europeans stepped foot in the Americas, people had already spread from tip to tip and coast to coast. Like all humans, these Native Americans sought to understand their place in the universe, the nature of their relationship with the divine, and the origin of the world into which their ancestors had emerged. The answers lay in their sacred stories.
Full Product Details
Author: María García Esperón ,
Amanda Mijangos ,
David Bowles
Publisher: Levine Querido
Imprint: Levine Querido
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.572kg
ISBN: 9781646141517
ISBN 10: 1646141512
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 14 June 2022
Recommended Age: From 8 to 99 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
Amanda Mijangos was born in Mexico City and is the founder of the illustration studio Cuarto para las 3. Her work has been recognized with awards several times and in 2017 she was the winner of the VIII Iberoamerica Illustra Catalog. David Bowles is a Mexican American author and translator from South Texas. Among his multiple award-winning books are Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico, and They Call Me Güero. In 2017, David was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters. María García Esperón was born in Mexico City and has won many awards including the Hispanic American Poetry Award for Children. Her novel Dido for Aeneas was selected in 2016 on the IBBY Honour List.
