THE WOMAN WHO FELL FROM SKY

THE IROQUOIS STORY OF CREATION


Retold by John Bierhorst and illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. Published by William Morrow & Company, New York. Copyright 1993; the one is present in the number line on the copyright page—so a first printing/edition.

Summary: Describes how the creation of the world was begun by a woman who fell down to earth from he sky country, and how it was finished by her two sons Sapling and Flint.

“John Bierhorst’s books on Native American lore include In the Trail of the Wind, The Girl Who Married a Ghost, Spirit Child, and The Naked Bear: Folktales of the Iroquois, all of which were named Notable Books by the American Library Association.”


DESCRIPTION:

32 pages

11 1/4 x8 5/8 inches

first edition hardcover with dustjacket

CONDITION:

This hard-cover book is in fine condition with a near fine dust jacket. The hardcover is clean and shows only slight wear. The interior is excellent with no names, inscriptions, marks, underlining, tears or odor. The hinges and binding are excellent with no loose or missing pages.

The dust jacket is complete with price intact on the front flap. There is one small 1/2” tear in the top edge near the spine area.

From the dust jacket description:

In this fresh, authoritative retelling of the Iroquois creation story, the world as we know it today begins with a woman and her two small children, whose voices she hears coming from “under he heart.” Using her powers of creation, she forms the earth itself, then throws a handful of stars into the air. As her twin children are born, joining her in her work, all nature comes to life—soil, trees, birds, animals, rivers, and the seasons.

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