Gerson, Mary-Joan

After several unsuccessful attempts to create grateful creatures, the Mayan gods use sacred corn to fashion a people who will thank and praise their creators.

The sky was once so close to the Earth that people cut parts of it to eat, but their waste and greed caused the sky to move far away.

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.

The sky was once so close to the Earth that people cut parts of it to eat but their waste and greed caused the sky to move far away.

A young Nigerian boy thinks of a very special gift for his new baby brother's naming ceremony.

An African sea goddess brings the gift of night to the land of daylight, thus permitting rest for the workers under Brazil's hot sun.

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.

The sky was once so close to the Earth that people cut parts of it to eat, but their waste and greed caused the sky to move far away.

Retells eight 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.