A World of Turtles
Subtitle: A Literary Celebration
Contributors: Gregory McNamee (Editor); Luis Alberto Urrea (Editor)
Publisher: Johnson Books
Published: May 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781555661908
Subjects: Turtles; Folklore & Mythology - Folklore; Reptiles & Amphibians; Folklore; Nature; Anecdotes; Nature/Ecology
First sentence: Many Native American cultures call the North American continent Turtle Island, a name that owes its origins to a complex of continent-wide myths about Turtle, who bears the earth on its back.