Earth Namer: A California Indian Myth

by Margery Bernstein, Janet Kobrin, Ed Heffernan (Illustrator)

A creation myth from the Maidu Indians of Northern California in which Earth Namer makes the world, sun, moon, and animals at Turtle's request.

40 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

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[Mir · Rating 3 out of 5]

First there is only Turtle, floating on a raft. No one knows where he and his raft came from.
Then one day, a man climbs down a rope of feathers and with Turtle input creates the rest of the world and all the living things.