Amazonia
Subtitle: indigenous tales from Brazil
By: retold by Daniel Munduruku ; pictures by Nikolai Popov ; translated by Jane Springer
Contributors: Springer, Jane, translator; Popov, Nikolai, 1938- illustrator
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
ISBN-13: 9781554981854
Subjects: Native Americans; Indians of South America; Tales; Juvenile literature; Folklore
Description: A treasury of Brazilian folktales is presented in the authentic voice of an author who grew up in the rain forest and includes stories identified as most representative of Amazonian culture, in a volume complemented by descriptions of indigenous populations and a glossary of animal and plant profiles.
Notes: Translation from the Portuguese.
Table of contents: title: The beginning of the world --; title: Amao --; title: The brothers Bacororo and Itubore --; title: The husband of the stars --; title: The people with bat wings --; title: The beautiful deer --; title: The parrot who sings kra-kra-kra --; title: The Pequi tree --; title: The enticing smell --; title: The death of Ari --; title: Iara, the mother of water --; title: Ceuci, the witch who ate a lot.