Creation : read-aloud stories from many lands

Pilling, Ann. (Author). Foreman, Michael, 1938- (illustrator.).

Summary: Presents a collection of stories from around the world that seeks to answer the ancient mystery of our creation.

Item details

ISBN: 1564028887
ISBN: 9781564028884
Physical Description: print
91, [5] pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 1997.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (page 96).

Formatted Contents Note:

How the world came from an egg : a story from China -- How the world was made in seven days : a story from the Bible -- How a turtle carried the world / from the Seneca tribe of North America -- How everything came from fire and ice : a Norse myth -- How a lonely goddess filled the world with people : a story from China -- How the world was lit up by a bonfire : an Australian Aboriginal story -- How the sun became brighter than the moon : a story from the Cameroons -- How a girl brought about the seasons : a Greek myth -- How summer was brought into winter's home / from the Algonquian tribe of North America -- How a crow brought daylight into a dark land : a story from the Inuit people -- How a broomstick brightened the world : a story from Sri Lanka -- Why rabbit is shy / from the Hopi tribe of North America -- Why snake has no legs : an Ashanti story from Ghana -- Why the bear has a stumpy tail : a story from Norway -- Why elephants live in the jungle / from the Kamba people of Kenya -- Why there are butterflies : an Australian Aboriginal story.