Wings and dreams : the legend of Angel Falls = Alas y sueños : la leyenda del Salto Angel / story by Irania Macías Patterson ; illustrations by Catherine Courtland McElvane.

Author/creator Patterson, Irania Macías
Other author Courtlandt-McElvane, Catherine, illustrator.
Format Book
Publication InfoCharlotte, N.C. : Novello Festival Press, ©2010.
Description30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Subjects
Pemón Indians--Folklore.
Indians of South America--Venezuela. --Folklore.
Waterfalls--Folklore.
Folklore--Venezuela. --Juvenile literature.
Angel Falls (Venezuela)--Folklore.

Parallel title Alas y sueños
Abstract A young Pemon Indian boy in Venezuela named Takupí courageously tries to seek the source of life-giving water that will save his people and finds Angel Falls by following his shaman grandfather's visions and befriending a wounded eagle.
Abstract Una sombra oscura cae sobre los indios Pemones ante la invasión de los conquistadores del norte. El sabio Chamán, en busca de la seguridad de su tribu, encarga al joven Takupí a emprender un viaje peligroso en las tierras secretas del sur. Tierras solo vistas en los sueños del sabio Chamán.
LanguageEnglish and Spanish.
LCCN 2010028630
ISBN9780981519241 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN0981519245 (hardback : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner TRC Nonfiction 398.2 P2776W ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner TRC Nonfiction 398.2 P2776W ✔ Available Place Hold