Presents a collection of stories from nations and cultures across our two continents, the Sea-Ringed World, as the Aztecs called it, from the edge of Argentina all the way up to Alaska. "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. Author María García Esperón, illustrator Amanda Mijangos, and translator David Bowles have gifted us a treasure. Their talents have woven this collection of stories from nations and cultures across our two continents-the Sea-Ringed World, as the Aztecs called it-from the edge of Argentina all the way up to Alaska. The Em Querido list seeks to introduce the finest books in translation from around the world to an American audience. We feel lucky to be bringing you this book on our inaugural list, which we hope will be a true window and mirror"--

"Lantern paperbacks" -- Title verso.

Spider Grandmother : Hopi -- Aztlan : Mexica (Nahua) -- Bacabs : Maya -- Bochia : Muisca -- Coatlicue : Mexica (Nahua) -- Hummingbird : Guarani -- Great flood : Andean -- Golden King : Muisca -- Brave Souls of the Dead : Mapuche -- Bunched Stars : Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) -- Sak Nikte : Maya -- Land of the Fire : Selk'nam (Ona) -- Guabancex : Taino -- Guahayona : Taino -- Hun and Vucub : K'iche' (Maya) -- Hurakan : K'iche' (Maya) -- Ixquic the Maiden : K'iche' (Maya) -- K'awil and the Prince : Mopan (Maya) -- Iztaccihuatl and Popocatepetl : Nahua -- Heart of the Mountain : Nahua -- Ball game : K'iche' (Maya) -- Kukulkan : Yucatec and K'iche' (Maya) -- Kuyen : Mapuche -- Llorona : Nahua and colonial -- Aakulujjuusi and Uumarnituq : Inuit -- Mayahuel : Nahua -- Monetá : Muisca -- Nahual : Nahua -- Nanahuatzin : Nahua -- �amandú : Guarani -- �andesy : Guarani -- White-faced Bear : Alutiiq (Sugpiag) -- Oxomoco and Cipactonal : Nahua -- Xochipilli and Xochiquetzal : Nahua -- Pacha Kamaq : Andean -- Shepherd and Maiden : Andean -- Quetzalcoatl : Toltec (Nahua) -- Quilaztli : Mexica (Nahua) -- Oak tree : Oceti Sakowin (Sioux) -- Rimac : Andean -- Sedna : Inuit -- Sibo : Cabecar and Bribri -- Tamoanchan: Nahua -- Tlalocan : Nahua -- Uirapuru : Guarani -- Universe : Mexica (Nahua) -- Blue Deer : Wixarika (Huichol) -- Viracocha : Andean -- Gichi-manidoo : Ojibwe -- Waleker : Wayuu -- Xibalba : K'iche' (Maya) -- Xolotl : Nahua -- Yaya and Yayael : Taino -- Yupanqui : Andean -- Cemis : Taino -- Zamna : Itza (Maya).