Changing Woman and Her Sisters
Stories of Goddesses from Around the World
New York : Holiday House, [2006]
Format: Book
Description: 80 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
An illustrated collection of traditional tales which feature goddesses from different cultures, including Navajo, Mayan, and Fon. Notes explain each goddess's place in her culture, the reason for the book, and how the illustrations were developed.
Contents:
Changing Woman -- Macha, goddess of horses -- Sedna, woman of the sea -- Kuan Yin, the compassionate -- Isis, mistress of life and death -- Ix Chel, the moon goddess -- Amaterasu, the sun goddess -- Inanna, queen of heaven and earth -- Durga, the warrior goddess -- Mawu, the creator.
Target Audience: 890L
ISBN:
0823419991
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C FOLKLORE Tch | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C FOLKLORE Tch | Sandhills Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
C FOLKLORE Tch | Southeast | Children's NonFiction | In |
C FOLKLORE Tch | Southeast | Children's NonFiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-78).