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Earth tales from around the world

xvi, 192 pages : 26 cm These stories from around the world grew from the very earth upon which they were first told Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-188) and index Earth: Origin of the ocean / Guajiro (Colombia and Venezuela) -- The coming of Earth / Cherokee (United States) -- The earthquake fish / (Japan) -- Earth words / (France) -- Sky: Why the sky is high / (Mangaia/Polynesia) -- Hare rescues the sun / Inuit (Sibera) -- First people make the starts / Dine/Navajo (United States) -- The seven sisters / Aboriginal (Australia) -- A golden angel egg / (Czechoslovakia) -- Fire: Th…