The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas (Esperon Maria Garcia)(Pevná vazba)

Batchelder Award Honor BookSchool Library Journal Best of the YearKirkus Best of the YearBooklist Editors'' ChoiceEvanston Public Library''s 101 Great Books for KidsChicago Public Library''s Best of the BestABC Group Best Books for Young Readers"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)★ A rich anthology to understand and delight in Native traditions."—Booklist (starred)★ "Begs to be read aloud."—Kirkus (starred)★ "Impressive, handsome, and universally appealing."—Horn Book (starred)★ "Breathtaking and simply beautiful."—School Library Journal (starred)★ "The language sparkles and the tales beg to be read aloud."—School Library Connection (starred)"Visually arresting, captivating collection of traditional stories."—Shelf-Awareness"David Bowles'' graceful translation renders this volume an excellent addition to any storytelling collection."—BCCB"One-of-a-kind...A collection that will appeal to children, but also to any lover and collector of books."—BookRiotA 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.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
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