Kimmel, Eric A.
Summary: Two married gods disobey their orders and visit Earth, are turned into mortals as punishment, and eventually become mountains so that they will always stand side by side.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 KIMLujan, Jarred
Summary: In this ancient Mexican folktale, the Aztec Sky god and Wind god attempt to fix silence on Earth by bringing music to the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 741.2 LUJÁlvarez Hernández, David Daniel
Summary: "Ancient Night is a twist on two Nahua traditions: the rabbit which the Feathered Serpent placed on the moon, and the Lord Opossum who ruled the earth when humans were first created, who stole fire from the gods to keep them warm."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 ALVCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ALVCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALVDe Paola, Tomie.
Summary: After the death of her mother and father, Adelita is badly mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters until she finds her own true love at a grand fiesta.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 DEPCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WLD Culture dePaola 2002Ehlert, Lois.
Summary: A traditional Mayan tale which reveals how the cuckoo lost her beautiful feathers.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 EHLRyan, Pam Muñoz.
Summary: A very rare pitacohi bird falls in love with a swallow and plucks his colorful feathers to transform dry, barren San Juan Capistrano into a haven of flowers and flowing water, which the swallows can easily find when returning from their annual migration.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RYADe Paola, Tomie.
Summary: When Lucida is unable to finish her gift for the Baby Jesus in time for the Christmas procession, a miracle enables her to offer the beautiful flower we now call the poinsettia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 1994
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 398.24 DEPCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Holiday dePaolaGerson, Mary-Joan
Summary: A collection of folktales from various cultures in Mexico, all focusing on the important roles of women, such as Rosha, a young girl who rescues the sun; the goddess Tangu Yuh; Kesne, a Zapotec princess; and the Virgin Mary.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398 GERStJohn, Amanda
Summary: Medio Pollito is born with only one eye, one wing, and one foot, and his eleven fellow hatchlings are happy to take care of him, but when he sets out on his own looking for fun he gets in trouble and learns the value of helping others. Includes notes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Child's World 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 STJHayes, Joe.
Summary: A retelling of the story of two sisters who do not obey their father and are carried off into the mountains by El Cucuy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cinco Puntos Press 2001
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: J468 Hay SpanishMorales, Yuyi.
Summary: In this version of a traditional tale, Senor Calavera arrives at Grandma Beetle's door, ready to take her to the next life, but after helping her count, in English and Spanish, as she makes her birthday preparations, he changes his mind.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2003