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Mayan Folktales, Cuentos folklóricos mayas
Susan Thompson, Keith Thompson, Lidia López de López
ISBN: 1-59158-138-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-138-3
236 pages
Libraries Unlimited
Publication: 8/30/2007
List Price: $40.00 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Subjects:
Series Title: World Folklore Series
Reviews:
  • This volume follows a familiar textbook structure--a brief history, followed by a solid and comprehensive compilation of folktales. What makes it unique is the editors' thorough research and their commitment to the culture's oral tradition. Most of the tales were recorded from regional storytellers and all have a Spanish translation. Many of the tales make excellent additions to a storyteller's repertoire, and the introduction and the full-color pictures give sufficient material for reports for older students. Noteworthy among the tales of gods, animals, and the supernatural is the Hansel and Gretel-like story of The Two Orphans, but it is the Mayan version of The Weeping Women/LA Llorona that will garner the most reader (or listener) interest.
    —School Library Journal     May 2008
  • If your collection is lacking in information about Mayan culture, you will be pleased with these retold stories. In addition to providing a succinct summary of Mayan history from the preclassic period through to Mayan life today, it also includes information on the geography, art, cooking, religion, and storytelling in Mayan culture....Recommended.
    —Library Media Connection     April/May 2008
  • This text for middle and high school students compiles 27 two-page retellings of Mayan folktales. The stories, presented in both English and Spanish, are organized by themes such as animal tales, stories of masters, and encounters with the supernatural. A brief history and portrait of the Maya and their lands opens the text.
    —Reference & Research Book News     November 2007
Description: Discover the traditional stories of the Mayan people of Mexico and Central and South America, and learn about Mayan culture. In this collection you'll find such tales as Uncle Rabbit, Uncle Coyote, How the Serpent was Born, The Moon, The Screamer of the Night, and more than 25 other tales ranging from trickster tales and tales of ghosts and witches to moral tales and tales of the underworld, presented in Spanish and English. A brief history, color photographs of the land, people, and traditional arts, and recipes accompany the tales, placing them within a cultural context. Grades K-12.
About the Author: Susan Thompson, Associate Professor of education at the University of Wyoming, former elementary teacher, and author, has written a number of books, as well as numerous journal articles.

Keith Thompson is an interpreter, University of Wyoming, Habitat for Humanity, and Water for the Americas.

Lidia López de López is a storyteller in Sacatepequez, Guatemala.
PDF Catalogs:
LU Academic Library Spring 2008.pdf
LU Public Library Spring 2008.pdf
LU School Library Spring 2008.pdf
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