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Cover for The Sea-Ringed World featuring an illustration of four whales with human-like faces with white flourishes emerging from their face back towards their tales. The water around them is a textured blue and black and along the left side of the cover is a rainbow border that appears to be woven and photo-realistic.

The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

By María García Esperón, David Bowles (Translator), Amanda Mijangos (Illustrator)

The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas. María García Esperón. Translated by David Bowles. Illustrated by Amanda Mijangos. Levine Querido, 2021. Originally published as Diccionario de mitos de América by Ediciones El Naranjo, Mexico City, Mexico, in 2018. ISBN 9781646140152. 240 p. (Ages 8-14). Nonfiction.

An anthology of stories from native peoples which includes different cultures and nations from across both North and South America. A 2022 Batchelder Honor Book. [jm]

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Middle Grade

Translations - Spanish

First Published - Mexico

Anthologies

First Nations

Indians of Central America

Indians of North America

Indians of South America

Indigenous Peoples

Dictionaries

Folk and Fairy Tales