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Gods of the ancient world : a kids' guide to ancient mythologies / written by Marchella Ward ; [illustrated by Xuan Le].
"Many legendary tales are told about the gods and goddesses, from kind ones who help humans with their problems, to fierce ones who just want power and revenge. Open this compendium of 23 illustrated tales from across the world to read their stories and learn more about the cultures they came from, with over 100 illustrations and photos." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780744060966
- ISBN: 0744060966
- Physical Description: 144 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | How the world began. Heart of Ptah -- Egyptian gods -- Out of chaos -- World that came from a shell -- Survivor gods -- Chameleon and the Lizard -- Ymir and Odin -- World that came from a gourd -- Taíno people -- Lord of the dance -- Divine dancers and celestial music -- Gods helping humans. Chahk opens up the maize mountain -- Maya people -- Enki and Atraphasis save the world -- Between the rivers -- Simorgh rescues Zaal -- Many gods or one? -- Marwe in the land of the ghosts -- Guanyin and the invention of kindness -- Tabulech tricks the chief -- Mother goddesses -- Rulers of nature. Olokun controls the ocean's waves -- Kingdom of Benin -- Zorya and the snake god -- Sun and the Moon -- Hoori's gems of the sea -- Gods and animals -- Mountain spirit and the dragon -- Persephone and Demeter -- Gods of the seasons -- Keeping humans in line. Anansi and the wisdom of the world -- Hi'iaka teaches Papulehu a lesson -- Athena loses her temper -- Sekhmet's revenge -- Vengeful gods and evil spirits -- Thre prince and the Moon -- Superhumans -- A world of gods. |
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| Subject: | Mythology > Juvenile literature. Gods > Juvenile literature. Goddesses > Juvenile literature. Mythology, Classical > Juvenile literature. |
| Genre: | Illustrated works. Informational works. |
Available copies
- 7 of 7 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Crawford County.
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- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Crawford County Library-Steelville | J398.2 WAR (Text) | 33431000744084 | J Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aWard, Marchella, ‡d1991- ‡eauthor. |
| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aGods of the ancient world : ‡ba kids' guide to ancient mythologies / ‡cwritten by Marchella Ward ; [illustrated by Xuan Le]. |
| 250 | . | ‡aFirst American edition. | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York : ‡bDK Publishing, ‡c2023. | |
| 264 | 4. | ‡c©2023 | |
| 300 | . | ‡a144 pages : ‡bcolor illustrations, color map ; ‡c29 cm | |
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| 500 | . | ‡aIncludes index. | |
| 505 | 0 | 0. | ‡gHow the world began. ‡tHeart of Ptah -- ‡tEgyptian gods -- ‡tOut of chaos -- ‡tWorld that came from a shell -- ‡tSurvivor gods -- ‡tChameleon and the Lizard -- ‡tYmir and Odin -- ‡tWorld that came from a gourd -- ‡tTaíno people -- ‡tLord of the dance -- ‡tDivine dancers and celestial music -- ‡gGods helping humans. ‡tChahk opens up the maize mountain -- ‡tMaya people -- ‡tEnki and Atraphasis save the world -- ‡tBetween the rivers -- ‡tSimorgh rescues Zaal -- ‡tMany gods or one? -- ‡tMarwe in the land of the ghosts -- ‡tGuanyin and the invention of kindness -- ‡tTabulech tricks the chief -- ‡tMother goddesses -- ‡gRulers of nature. ‡tOlokun controls the ocean's waves -- ‡tKingdom of Benin -- ‡tZorya and the snake god -- ‡tSun and the Moon -- ‡tHoori's gems of the sea -- ‡tGods and animals -- ‡tMountain spirit and the dragon -- ‡tPersephone and Demeter -- ‡tGods of the seasons -- ‡gKeeping humans in line. ‡tAnansi and the wisdom of the world -- ‡tHi'iaka teaches Papulehu a lesson -- ‡tAthena loses her temper -- ‡tSekhmet's revenge -- ‡tVengeful gods and evil spirits -- ‡tThre prince and the Moon -- ‡tSuperhumans -- ‡tA world of gods. |
| 520 | . | ‡a"Many legendary tales are told about the gods and goddesses, from kind ones who help humans with their problems, to fierce ones who just want power and revenge. Open this compendium of 23 illustrated tales from across the world to read their stories and learn more about the cultures they came from, with over 100 illustrations and photos." -- ‡cProvided by publisher. | |
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| 655 | 7. | ‡aIllustrated works. ‡2lcgft ‡0(ME)146 | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aInformational works. ‡2lcgft ‡0(ME)647142 | |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aLe, Xuan ‡c(Illustrator), ‡eillustrator. ‡0(ME)819533 |
| 904 | . | ‡aMARCIVE 2023 | |
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