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Retells the African folktale from the Bakongo people of Zaire in which Crab's pride influences his creator, who leaves crab without a head to make him humble

School and Library:

9780876143223 | Lerner Pub Group, February 1, 1988, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Retells the African folktale from the Bakongo people of Zaire in which Crab's pride influences his creator, who leaves crab without a head to make him humble

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Describes how the world was created by Naro the Ancient Spider and her son Naro the Younger

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9780939217045 | Peel Productions, January 1, 1991, cover price $12.00 | About this edition: Describes how the world was created by Naro the Ancient Spider and her son Naro the Younger

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An African-American tale of the creation of humankind follows Mahtmi, the Blessed One, as he creates a man in his image from the richest and darkest soil at the foothills of Kilimanjaro and uses the smoothest part of the pearl for his smile.
By Robert Roth (illustrator) and Sheron Williams

School and Library:

9780689316500 | Atheneum, May 1, 1992, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Describes how Mahtmi created the first man from the dark rich earth of Mount Kilimanjaro and gave him a gift marking him as special

A retelling of the West African tale about the creation of the world and all its different peoples
By Frane Lessac (illustrator) and Eric Maddern

Hardcover:

9780803714779 | Dial Books for Young Readers, June 1, 1993, cover price $14.50 | About this edition: A retelling of the West African tale about the creation of the world and all its different peoples

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Eight myths from around the world which present different stories of creation

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9781568580203 | Thunder''s Mouth Pr, June 1, 1994, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Eight myths from around the world which present different stories of creation

A lyrical account of the earth's creation and the advent of music
By Ed Young (illustrator)

Reinforced:

9780606061742 | Demco Media, September 1, 1994, cover price $11.15 | About this edition: A lyrical account of the earth's creation and the advent of music

Recounts the aborigine story of creation featuring Crow Man, Dingo Man, Snake Woman, and Wandjina.

Hardcover:

9780590485180 | Scholastic Prof Book Div, February 1, 1995, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Recounts the aborigine story of creation featuring Crow Man, Dingo Man, Snake Woman, and Wandjina.

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Presents two creation tales, three hero tales, three moral tales, and a silly tale

Library:

9781881889649 | Silver Moon Pr, August 1, 1995, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Presents two creation tales, three hero tales, three moral tales, and a silly tale

A multi-paneled story can be read straight through from front to back or along any of the four color-coded panels, with a format based on an ancient Chinese puzzle known as Jacob's ladder.

Hardcover:

9780786801411 | Box edition (Hyperion, September 1, 1995), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: The Chinese legend of the great flood is retold in a format based on an ancient puzzle known as Jacob's ladder, which can be read straight through, or let fall to reveal changing hidden panoramas

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From the Nun, a vast sleeping ocean of deep water surrounded on all sides by Chaos, rises the legendary Benu Bird, the ancestor of the phoenix and the bringer of light, and at its cry, time begins and the world comes into existence, in an ancient Egyptian story of creation.

Hardcover:

9780395735732 | Houghton Mifflin, March 1, 1996, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Tells how Nun, 'a sleeping ocean of deep water surrounded on all sides by Chaos,' brings forth first Benu, a magnificent glowing bird, and then Atum, Shu, Tefnut, and the rest of creation

Retells the Yoruba creation myth in which the deity Obatala descends from the sky to create the world

Hardcover:

9780962997853 | Sights Production, November 1, 1991, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Retells the Yoruba creation myth in which the deity Obatala descends from the sky to create the world

Paperback:

9781886366091 | Sights Production, March 1, 1996, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Retells the Yoruba creation myth in which the deity Obatala descends from the sky to create the world

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A retelling of a Kato creation story finds the Great Traveler accompanied by his faithful canine companion when he journeys to Earth and creates the land and its creaturs.
By Stanley Fellows (illustrator) and Michael J. Rosen

School and Library:

9780763604707 | Candlewick Pr, April 1, 1998, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A Kato creation story in which our familiar world emerges from an empty, dark, and watery place so lonely that even the Creator needed a companion before setting foot there.

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Bright, whimsical illustrations complement a Latin American myth that explains how water came to be, thanks to the first woman, who is bitten by an enchanted snake and turns into a tree that spills out the world's oceans. Tour.
By Cristina Acosta (illustrator) and Susan Strauss

Hardcover:

9781885223852 | Beyond Words Pub Co, October 1, 1998, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Sibu creates a woman to be the wife of Thunder but when she asserts her independence from both of them, a spectacular tree and all the beautiful waters of the world spring forth from her.

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Product Description: This is a story about Bhilalas, an aboriginal tribe in South Asia. In the beginning, the Bhilalas believe, there was only water. The frustrated and wet folks beg their lazy god to create land so that they can get dry and stay that way...read more
By Uma Krishnaswamy (illustrator) and Sandhya Rao (editor)

Hardcover:

9788186895139 | Banyan Tree, June 1, 1999, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: This is a story about Bhilalas, an aboriginal tribe in South Asia.

Presents thirteen creation stories from Native American tribes, putting them in the context of the culture and beliefs of the tribes. (view table of contents)

Hardcover:

9780208024978 | Linnet Books, September 1, 2001, cover price $19.50 | About this edition: Presents thirteen creation stories from Native American tribes, putting them in the context of the culture and beliefs of the tribes.

While she and her grandmother work on their embroidery, Mei Yoon listens to an old Mein tale about the creation of the earth and the sky.
By Nancy Raines Day and Genna Panzarella (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9781885008190 | Shens Books & Supplies, November 1, 2001, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: While she and her grandmother work on their embroidery, Mei Yoon listens to an old Mein tale about the creation of the earth and the sky.

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All is dark and quiet until Sun Mother is given the approval to awaken the world, in a colorful Australian tale of creation with poetic verse.
By Bronwyn Bancroft (illustrator) and Diane Wolkstein

Hardcover:

9780688139155 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, April 1, 2004, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: An Aboriginal creation story in which the Sun slowly brings life to the Earth.

Library:

9780688139162 | Harpercollins, April 1, 2004, cover price $16.89 | About this edition: An Aboriginal creation story in which the Sun slowly brings life to the Earth.

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Inspired by Kabbalah, this profound picture book, filled with ethereal paintings and intricate collages, introduces young readers to the legend of creation.

Hardcover:

9780525478270 | Dutton Childrens Books, September 6, 2007, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A retelling of the midrash about the creation of light.

Retells the African folktale from the Bakongo people of Zaire in which Crab's pride influences his creator, who leaves crab without a head to make him humble

Paperback:

9780876144893 | Carolrhoda Books, December 1, 1988, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Retells the African folktale from the Bakongo people of Zaire in which Crab's pride influences his creator, who leaves crab without a head to make him humble

Miscellaneous:

9780761357926 | Carolrhoda Books, August 1, 2010, cover price $12.71

A retelling of the West African tale about the creation of the world and all its different peoples.
By Frane Lessac (illustrator) and Eric Maddern (other contributor)

Paperback:

9781847806529 | Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, May 15, 2015, cover price $9.99
9781845075149 | Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, April 28, 2006, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A retelling of the West African tale about the creation of the world and all its different peoples.

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Product Description: This West Indian tale revisits the creation story from a new perspective. Both Mama God and Papa God create the world. It will appeal to schools and libraries looking for diverse voices.

Hardcover:

9781896580166 | Tradewind Books, April 1, 2016, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: This West Indian tale revisits the creation story from a new perspective.
9781566563079 | Crocodile Books, February 1, 1999, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Papa God creates light so that he can see Mama God, and then he makes the world because he wants to give her something beautiful

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