| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xi, 161 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
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age Children |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 159-161. |
| Summary |
An illustrated collection of twenty-five myths from various parts of the world explaining the creation of the world. |
| Contents |
Pea-pod man: Raven the creator -- Finding night: Quat the creator -- Endless sea of mud: Death the creator -- Bursting from the hen's egg: Phan Ku the creator -- Traveling to form the world: Old Man the creator -- First man becomes the devil: Ulgen the creator -- Turtle dives to the bottom of the sea: Earth Starter the creator -- Moon and Sun: Mawu-Lisa the creators -- Bandicoots come from his body: Karora the creator -- Spider Ananse finds something: Wulbari the creator -- Woman who fell from the sky: divine woman the creator -- Man copies god: Nyambi the creator -- Frost giant: Imir the creator -- Owner of the sky: Olorun the creator -- Marduk, god of gods: Apsu and Tiamat the creators -- Four creations to make man: Maker and Feathered Serpent the creators -- Angry gods: Ta-aroa the creator -- Sun, life, wind, and death : God Lowa the creator -- Sun-god and the dragon: God Ra the creator -- Separation of earth and sky: Sedi and Melo the creators -- First man, first woman: Yahweh the creator -- Coming of all things: the Greek creators -- God brings fire to man: Prometheus the creator -- Pandora: Zeus the creator -- In the beginning: Elohim the creator. |
| Subject |
Creation -- Mythology.
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Creation -- Mythology. |
| Genre/Form |
Myths.
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Myths.
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Folklore -- Juvenile literature.
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| Subject |
Creation -- Juvenile literature.
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Creation. |
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Mythology -- Juvenile literature.
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Mythology. |
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Folklore -- Juvenile literature.
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Folklore. |
| Added Author |
Moser, Barry.
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| ISBN |
0152387404 |
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9780152387402 |
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0152387412 ltd. edition |
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9780152387419 ltd. edition |
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0152387420 paperback |
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9780152387426 paperback |
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