{"product_id":"the-latin-american-story-finder-sharon-barcan-elswit-9780786478958","title":"The Latin American Story Finder: A Guide to 470 Tales from Mexico, Central America and South America, Listing Subjects and Sources","description":"\u003cp\u003e Anything is possible in the world of Latin American folklore, where Aunt Misery can trap Death in a pear tree; Amazonian dolphins lure young girls to their underwater city; and the Feathered Snake brings the first musicians to Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e One in a series of folklore reference guides (\"...an invaluable resource...\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), this book features summaries and sources of 470 tales told in Mexico, Central America and South America, a region underrepresented in collections of world folklore. The volume sends users to the best stories retold in English from the Inca, Maya, and Aztec civilizations, Spanish and Portuguese missionaries and colonists, African slave cultures, indentured servants from India, and more than 75 indigenous tribes from 21 countries. The tales are grouped into themed sections with a detailed subject index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon Barcan Elswit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786478950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786478958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2016","brand":"Sharon Barcan Elswit","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079364276479,"sku":"9780786478958","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02b52d62-41ad-40b9-ba77-0e19a6423cd6.jpg?v=1685480715","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-latin-american-story-finder-sharon-barcan-elswit-9780786478958","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}