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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Español
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In this folktale from the Andes, a clever guinea pig repeatedly outsmarts the fox that wants to eat him for dinner.
Sumario en español: En esta folklore de los Andes, un conejillo de Indias muy listo engañe en varios ocasiones el zorro que desea comer lo para la cena.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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Three-color woodcuts and simple, rhyming text follow a weary traveler who questions the elements about their effects on his aching feet.
Los cortes de madera de tres colores y el texto simple en rima siguen a un cansado viajero que cuestiona los elementos sobre sus efectos en los pies doloridos.
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"Una colección de historias desde el borde de Argentina hasta Alaska. Quince mil años antes de que los Europeos pisarán las Américas, la gente ya se había propagado de punta a punta y de costa a costa. Como todos los humanos, estos Nativos Americanos buscaban comprender su lugar en el universo, la naturaleza de su relación con lo divino, y el origen del mundo en el que habían emergido sus antepasados. Las respuestas se encuentran en sus historias...
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
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English
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All the birds enjoy the song-like flute music of Jabuti, the tortoise, except Vulture who, jealous because he cannot sing, tricks Jabuti into riding his back toward a festival planned by the King of Heaven.
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Cautionary fables and fairytales volume 6
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198 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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"Dig into folklore from across South America with this collection of comic reimaginations and retellings. The sixth volume of the Cautionary Fables and Fairytales series takes you across the continent -- from Peru, Chile, Columbia, and more!" -- Back cover.
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A courageous hummingbird defies fear and expectations in her attempt to save the forest from fire. The illustrated story is supplemented by a natural and cultural history of hummingbirds, as well as an inspiring message from Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai. Based on a South American indigenous story.
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Archaeologists have been investigating the ruins of Poverty Point for decades, piecing together a fascinating picture of a 3,500-year-old hunter-gatherer way of life. But, Poverty Point is more than an archaeological treasure-trove. It's also an eerie locus for southeastern native lore. Cold breezes on warm nights stir up spirit foxes and singing locusts. Otherworldly messages find their conduit in the drumming of trees and hooting of owls. Archaeologist...
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"His village and children are hungry and meat is scarce, so when a hunter finds a nest of eaglets, he thinks they would make quite a tasty soup. However, Father Eagle stops the hunter and offers him a deal in order to save the eaglets." -- Provided by publisher.
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