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Author Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002.

Title In the beginning : creation stories from around the world / told by Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Barry Moser.

Publication Info. San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, [1988]
©1988

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Children's Department  J291.24 HAM    Storage
 Canton Public Library - Children's Department  J 291.2 HAMILTON    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Basement Materials  J 291.2 HAM    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 291.2 HAM    Check Shelf
 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Children's Department  J291.2 HAM    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Children's Department  J 291.2 HAMILTON    Withdrawn
 Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department  J 291.2 HAM    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department  J 291.24    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Juvenile Nonfiction  J 291.24 HAMILTON    DUE 09-01-23 Billed
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 291.24 HAMILTON    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description xi, 161 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [159]-161.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.5 3.0 30669.
Awards Newbery Honor Book, 1989.
Summary An illustrated collection of twenty-five myths from various parts of the world explaining the creation of the world.
Contents Pea-pod man: Raven the creator -- Finding night: Quat the creator -- Endless sea of mud: Death the creator -- Bursting from the hen's egg: Phan Ku the creator -- Traveling to form the world: Old Man the creator -- First man becomes the devil: Ulgen the creator -- Turtle dives to the bottom of the sea: Earth Starter the creator -- Moon and Sun: Mawu-Lisa the creators -- Bandicoots come from his body: Karora the creator -- Spider Ananse finds something: Wulbari
the creator -- Woman who fell from the sky: divine woman the creator -- Man copies god: Nyambi the creator -- Frost giant: Imir the creator -- Owner of the sky: Olorun the creator -- Marduk, god of gods: Apsu and Tiamat the creators -- Four creations to make man: Maker and Feathered Serpent the creators -- Angry gods: Ta-aroa the creator -- Sun, life, wind, and death : God Lowa the creator -- Sun-god and the dragon: God Ra the creator -- Separation of earth and
sky: Sedi and Melo the creators -- First man, first woman: Yahweh the creator -- Coming of all things: the Greek creators -- God brings fire to man: Prometheus the creator -- Pandora: Zeus the creator -- In the beginning: Elohim the creator.
Subject Creation -- Mythology.
Creation.
Mythology.
Folklore.
Added Author Moser, Barry, illustrator.
ISBN 0152387404
9780152387402
0152387412 ltd. ed.
9780152387419 ltd. ed.
0152387420 paperback
9780152387426 paperback
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