One of the few Maya documents to survive the Spanish conquest, the Popol Vuh describes the creation of the Maya universe and of humans. It tells the tale of the Hero Twins, who defeated the gods of the underworld in a ball game, and details the legendary history of the Quiche Maya rulers until their imprisonment and torture by the Spanish. Equivalent to the Bible and the Greek and Roman mythologies, the Popol Vuh is the essential text of Mayan culture. Here, vivid images and captivating text will fascinate children.
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Grade 5-8-Wrathful and kindhearted gods, giants, mortals, jaguars, and colorful birds are some of the characters and creatures that inhabit this creation story and genealogy recorded in the K'iche' (or Quich?) language in 1558 and discovered in 1701 by a Spanish priest. Children will enjoy this accessible retelling of a story that has largely been unavailable in English. Vivid characterizations, tales of revenge and forbidden fruit, tests of wit and strength, and explanations of why deer have short tails and monkeys live in trees are all here. Full- and double-page paintings rich in color and detail illustrate the volume. A beautifully designed book to be savored on its own or as a source for cultural or comparative studies.
Daryl Grabarek, School Library Journal
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Daryl Grabarek, School Library Journal
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Born in Guatemala, David Unger lives in New York City. Author of The Price of Escape (Akashic Books, 2011), Para mi, eres divina (Random House Mondadori, Mexico, 2011), Ni chicha, ni limonada (F & G Editores, Guatemala, 2009; Recorded Books, 2010), Life in the Damn Tropics (Wisconsin University Press, Plaza y Janes (Mexico, 2004), Locus Press (Taiwan, 2007)), and In My Eyes, You Are Beautiful. He has translated sixteen books into English, including the work of Nicanor Parra, Silvia Molina, Elena Garro, Barbara Jacobs, Mario Benedetti, Rigoberta Menchu.
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Child friendly and inviting,
By epmom (Evanston, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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I have a formal, Spanish translated copy of the Popol Vuh and have not gotten around to reading it. Fortunately, once I bought this child friendly copy, I read it every night to my children and finished it in a little over a week. I might otherwise have taken much longer to get to the famed book. I am grateful Victor Montejo created this colorful, easy to read, English version.
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Interesting, fun and educational for kids!,
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This is one of two books I bought for my grandson, 8, before a trip to the Yucatan. I'd wanted to give him a bit of background on the Maya, and this certainly did the trick. He enjoyed it, as did I.
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I love old religious tales,
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I have enjoyed reading religious mythology since I was a child. I bought this for my granddaughter and we enjoyed it together. It's great to have this history from South America and the illustrations are wonderful!
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THIS THE BEGINNING of the ancient stories of this place known as K'iche'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lords of Xib'alb'a, Heart of Heaven, Jun Junajpu, Jun Kame, Jun Ch'owem, Popol Vuh, Jakawitz Mountain New!
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THIS THE BEGINNING of the ancient stories of this place known as K'iche'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lords of Xib'alb'a, Heart of Heaven, Jun Junajpu, Jun Kame, Jun Ch'owem, Popol Vuh, Jakawitz Mountain New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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