Tag: Indians of South America

Latin America

Colombia
Cover of The Young Teacher and the Great Serpent featuring an illustration of a large forest along a shore that is stylized and drawn in bright blue, teal, green, orange, and brown colors. A woman approaches the forest and a ways away a woman and a child play near the water.

The Young Teacher and the Great Serpent

Irene Vasco

Lawrence Schimel (Translator)

Juan Palomino (Illustrator)

The Young Teacher and the Great Serpent. Irene Vasco. Translated by Lawrence Schimel. Illustrated by Juan Palomino. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2023. Originally published as La joven maestra y la gran serpiente in Spanish by Editorial Juventud, Barcelona, in 2019. ISBN 9780802856173. 40 p. (Ages 5-9). Picture book.

Mexico
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

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.

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