{"product_id":"the-sea-ringed-world-sacred-stories-of-the-americas-paperback","title":"The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria Garcia Esperon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAmanda Mijangos\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eDavid Bowles\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBatchelder Award Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eSchool Library Journal Best of the Year\u003cbr\u003eKirkus Best of the Year\u003cbr\u003eBooklist Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003eEvanston Public Library's 101 Great Books for Kids\u003cbr\u003eChicago Public Library's Best of the Best\u003cbr\u003eABC Group Best Books for Young Readers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hypnotizing...Provocative...Disarming\"--The New York Times \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Evocative and stirring...mesmerizing to read aloud.\"--The Wall Street Journal \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"Visually striking...full of vivid language.\"--Publishers Weekly (starred) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"A rich anthology to understand and delight in Native traditions.\"--Booklist (starred) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"Begs to be read aloud.\"--Kirkus (starred) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"Impressive, handsome, and universally appealing.\"--Horn Book (starred) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"Breathtaking and simply beautiful.\"--School Library Journal (starred) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"The language sparkles and the tales beg to be read aloud.\"--School Library Connection (starred) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Visually arresting, captivating collection of traditional stories.\"--Shelf-Awareness \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"David Bowles' graceful translation renders this volume an excellent addition to any storytelling collection.\"--BCCB \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One-of-a-kind...A collection that will appeal to children, but also to any lover and collector of books.\"--BookRiot \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifteen 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmanda Mijangos was born in Mexico City and is the founder of the illustration studio Cuarto para las 3. Her work has been recognized with awards several times and in 2017 she was the winner of the VIII Iberoamerica Illustra Catalog. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Bowles is a Mexican American author and translator from South Texas. Among his multiple award-winning books are \u003ci\u003eFeathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThey Call Me Güero\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2017, David was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaría García Esperón was born in Mexico City and has won many awards including the Hispanic American Poetry Award for Children. Her novel \u003ci\u003eDido for Aeneas\u003c\/i\u003e was selected in 2016 on the IBBY Honour List.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mildred L. Batchelder Award (2022)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766769746208,"sku":"9781646141517","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/72b6184ec9a070d9a468c69ae4931c03.webp?v=1780298564","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sea-ringed-world-sacred-stories-of-the-americas-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}