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In the beginning : creation stories from around the world / told by Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Barry Moser. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (c)1988.Edition: first editionDescription: xi, 161 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0152387404
  • 9780152387402
  • 0152387412
  • 9780152387419
  • 0152387420
  • 9780152387426
  • 9781435203709
  • 1435203704
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BL226.I584 1988
  • BL226.M899.I584 1988
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission:
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.
Awards:
  • Newbery Honor Book, 1989.
Summary: An illustrated collection of twenty-five myths from various parts of the world explaining the creation of the world.
Item type: Juvenile Book (10-day checkout)
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Juvenile Book (10-day checkout) G. Allen Fleece Library Newbery Award Collection - Second Floor Non-fiction BL226 .H35 1988 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001807326

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.

An illustrated collection of twenty-five myths from various parts of the world explaining the creation of the world.

COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission:

Newbery Honor Book, 1989.

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