The part one of this anthology contains mythic tales from the native inhabitants explaining how the world came to be. There are warriors and princesses who turn into towering volcanoes, an opossum who steals fire for mankind, and a giant worm who drinks a river so people can find fish. The second part contains stories from the Europeans who came to the New World and is about people’s relationships with each other and with nature. There’s a mysterious woman magician who escapes from jail on a flying boat, horses the color of rainbows, and a jungle creature who enchants a young girl.

Related: Americas, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Latin America

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• ISBN: 9780888992567
• Author: Patricia Aldana
• Editor: Aldana, Patricia
• Illustrator: Garay, Luis
• Translator: Hazelton, Hugh
• Published: 1996, Groundwood Books
• Themes: Culture, Identity, Indigenous
• Descriptors: Americas, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Latin America
• No. of pages: 64