How the Earth Was Made

by Margaret Mayo

The Creation Myths series presents creation stories from all over the world, retold and illustrated by a popular children''s author/illustrator team. This book descr ibes how a brave toad and a quick-thinking turtle helped cre ate the Earth. '

48 pages, Hardcover

First published July 16, 1998

About the author

There is more than one author with this name

For the Romance novelist see: Margaret Mayo

Margaret Mary Cumming was born 10 May 1935 in London, England, the daughter of William John and Anna (Macleod) Cumming. On 28 July 1958, she married Peter Robin Mayo, a university lectured, and they had three children: Roderick, Katrina and Andrew.

Margaret Mayo was a children's literature and folktales writer. A former teacher, she uses her wide-ranging experience with children in her writing. She lives in Brighton.