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Gribaudo
Pub. Date
2020.
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192 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Los continentes están hechos de playas y volcanes, llanos y montes, bosques y lagos, pero también de historias. Así sucede en América Latina: el cuento y el canto son la sangre invisible que vertebra la cultura de todo el continente. Desde el desierto de Sonora a la Patagonia, un sinfín de pueblos se han ido transmitiendo durante siglos mitos y leyendas que sirven para encauzar creencias y valores, enseñanzas y miedos. La presente colección...
10) Fevered star
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Series
Between earth and sky volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
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"The great city of Tova is shattered. The sun is held within the smothering grip of the Crow God's eclipse, but a comet that marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new order is imminent. As sea captain Xiala is swept up in the chaos and currents of change, she finds an unexpected ally in the former Priest of Knives. For the Clan Matriarchs of Tova, tense alliances form as far-flung enemies gather and the war in the heavens is reflected...
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Publisher
University of Washington Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xiii, 165 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Description
"Most California histories begin with the arrival of the Spanish missionaries in the late eighteenth century and conveniently skip to the Gold Rush of 1849. Noticeably absent from these stories are the perspectives and experiences of the people who livedon the land long before European settlers arrived. Historian William Bauer seeks to correct that oversight through an approach that tells California history strictly through Native perspectives. Using...
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Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
vi, 290 pages ; 25 cm
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"With her gritty mysteries steeped in authentic Native American culture, New York Times bestselling author Margaret Coel is "widely considered the most accomplished heir to Tony Hillerman's legacy," (Scripps Howard News Service). In the latest Wind River novel, Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley confront a ruthless killer in the wake of a miraculous event. A mysterious penitent confesses to murder, and then flees the confessional...
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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.
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"Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's cherished legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. When Popoca was near to defeating Jaguar Claw, his opponent sent a messenger to Izta saying Popoca...
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