Eve Grey
Auteur de Legends of Micronesia: Book Two
Œuvres de Eve Grey
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Children's Legends of the South Seas, Book Two 1 exemplaire
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Children’s Legends of The South Seas: Book 1 1 exemplaire
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- female
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- Œuvres
- 8
- Membres
- 17
- Popularité
- #654,391
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 3
- Langues
- 1
According to Wikipedia, the area formerly called Micronesia has six sovereign nations as well as islands claimed by other nations. This book has legends from three of the sovereigns: Republic of Palau, The Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of the Marshall Islands. There are also legends from other areas of the islands and the islands more generally as a whole.
It’s a nice mix of legends –there are themes that must be common across all cultures such as wicked stepmothers, gods and competitive brothers. There are also legends that explain geological oddities on the various islands, and which, according to the introduction could help inhabitants identify particular islands as they navigated the area. There are also legends that are unique to the seas, the islands and their animal life, especially the frigate bird.
I particularly liked the first legend – where the first map of the islands was a fishing net with shells inserted for the atolls.… (plus d'informations)