An Aztec myth recounting the creation and destruction of the world by the deities of the four great elements.

How we came to the fifth world =: Cómo vinimos al quinto mundo (Fifth world tales)

Reference

Rohmer, Harriet

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Children's Book Press

Traces the progress of the Indians of North America from the time of the Creation to the present.

The people shall continue (Fifth world tales)

History

ORTIZ, Simon J.

Americas

The wall knockings and bed shakings that always accompany Aunt Otilia's visits do not bother a young boy until the night he sees her skeleton leave her body.

My Aunt Otilia's spirits = Los espiritus de mi tia Otilia

Richard Garcia

A dream of the fifteenth-century Korean ruler, King Sejong, convinces Aekyung, who has only been in the United States for six months, to work harder at learning English and making new friends

Aekyung's Dream (English and Korean edition)

Paek, Min

Children's Books

Baby Rattlesnake

Baby Rattlesnake wants a rattle like his older siblings have. His crying keeps the rattlesnake elders up all night so his parents give him a new rattle. Sure enough, he misuses his new rattle. When he tries to scare the chief's daughter, she steps on his rattle and crushes it. Sad and defeated, he returns to his forgiving family who give him "big rattlesnake hugs."

Moroney, Lynn

Animals

The author describes her family life and daily activities from the ages of three to nine and celebrates the experience of growing up in a traditional African-American community in Washington, D.C.

I Remember "121"

Haskins, Francine

Geography & Cultures

Late one Saturday afternoon, three brothers leave their village to hunt wari, the wild pig their people depend on for food. While hunting they discover a magical vine that can make them invisible—but they will only enjoy this power if they promise never to sell the meat they hunt, and never to hunt with guns, only with sticks. All is well until European traders arrive to buy the precious wari meat—and the brothers forget the promises they made so long ago. This is a Miskito version of the classic folk theme of how the very thing that gives you power can turn against you if not respected and used properly. The Invisible Hunters is about caring for our environment and our community, and about not losing sight of what is important.

The Invisible Hunters/Los cazadores invisibles (Stories from Central America =)

Literature & Fiction

When the great god Shao promises Tiger nine cubs each year, Bird comes up with a clever trick to prevent the land from being overrun with tigers.

Nine-in-One, Grr! Grr!

Spagnoli

Baby Rattlesnake throws tantrums to get his rattle before he's reads, but he misuses it and learns a lesson.

Lynn Moroney

When Ambrosia gives her Uncle Nacho a new hat, he tries to get rid of his old one, but to no avail. No matter what he does, the pesky hat keeps coming back to him. This classic folktale from the Puppet Workshop of Nicaraguan National Television, vividly illustrated by Mira Reisberg and presented in a bilingual edition, is a parable about the difficulties of making changes and shaking off old habits. The book includes an account of the origins of the story.

El sombrero del tío Nacho / Uncle Nacho's Hat

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

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How we came to the fifth world =: Cómo vinimos al quinto mundo (Fifth world tales)

The people shall continue (Fifth world tales)

My Aunt Otilia's spirits = Los espiritus de mi tia Otilia

Aekyung's Dream (English and Korean edition)

Baby Rattlesnake

I Remember "121"

The Invisible Hunters/Los cazadores invisibles (Stories from Central America =)

Nine-in-One, Grr! Grr!

Baby Rattlesnake

El sombrero del tío Nacho / Uncle Nacho's Hat