From the time they lived in jungle cities with huge stone pyramids, the Mayan people have believed that corn is the spirit of life. This story tells how the first people on earth were actually made from corn. Beginning in the present-day, this lively story explains how important corn is and has always been to the Mayan people of Central America.

Related: Guatemala, Latin America, Myths and Legends, Primary (ages 6-9)

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• ISBN: 9780316308540
• Authors: Gerson, Mary-Joan; Golembe, Carla
• Illustrator: Golembe, Carla
• Published: 1995, Little Brown & Co (Juv)
• Themes: Creation stories, cultures, Mayan
• Descriptors: Guatemala, Latin America, Myths and Legends, Primary (ages 6-9)
• No. of pages: 32