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Looking for an Incan Tale? Find it in the LATIN AMERICAN STORY FINDER
- Item Number
- 1135
- Estimated Value
- 45 USD
- Sold
- 15 USD to lm2e93518
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
Anything is possible in the world of Latin American folklore, where Aunt Misery can trap Death in a pear tree; Amazonian dolphins lure young girls to their underwater city; and the Feathered Snake brings the first musicians to Earth.
LATIN AMERICAN STORY FINDER is one in a series of folklore reference guides (...an invaluable resource...School Library Journal), this book features summaries and sources of 470 tales told in Mexico, Central America and South America, a region underrepresented in collections of world folklore. The volume sends users to the best stories retold in English from the Inca, Maya, and Aztec civilizations, Spanish and Portuguese missionaries and colonists, African slave cultures, indentured servants from India, and more than 75 indigenous tribes from 21 countries. The tales are grouped into themed sections with a detailed subject index.
Award Winner: A Library Journal Best Reference.
, a librarian for 35 years, currently tells stories and runs poetry workshops for children, along with a book club for parents and folklore workshops in New York City. In addition to The Latin American Story Finder, she has written The East Asian Story Finder and The Jewish Story Finder. She also reviews books for Jewish Book World and has published articles in School Library Journal and Digest
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