Birth of the fifth sun
Subtitle: and other Mesoamerican tales
By: Jo Harper ; illustrated by Irma Martinez Sizer.
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lubbock, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780896726253
Subjects: Indians of Mexico -- Folklore; Indians of Central America -- Folklore; Tales -- Mexico; Tales -- Central America
Genres: Folklore.
Description: "A retelling of traditional folk tales that originate from Mexico and Central America. They reflect the pre-Colombian, Mesoamerican worldview, and include characters like Quetzalcoatl and trickster figures like coyote. A few of the tales are contemporary and seem to originate from Nahuatl-speaking descendants of the Aztecs"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-111).