Oloyou / Teresa Cárdenas ; ilustraciones/pictures by Margarita Sada ; traducción/translated by Elisa Amado.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Spanish, English Series: Libro tigrilloPublication details: Toronto ; Berkeley, CA : Groundwood Books : House of Anansi Press, 2008.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cmISBN: - 0888997957
- 9780888997951
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Folk Tales & Fairy Tales | Cardenas Ter | Checked out | 06/12/2024 | 33111006526665 | |||
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Folk Tales & Fairy Tales | Cardenas Ter | Available | 33111006333591 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Oloyou the Cat, the very first creature that the God-child creates, is also the very first friend. God-child and Oloyou play together for hours on end, until one day the cat falls into the void and lands in the dark, featureless, sea kingdom of ferocious Okún Aró. Oloyou is terribly lonely until he meets Aró's mermaid daughter and falls madly in love. Infuriated, the father flings the pair into the heavens, where they become an everlasting part of the night sky. This imaginative tale, sparked by the author's mesmerizing text, is the perfect introduction to the vibrant Santería/Yoruba culture.
When Oloyou the cat falls into a deep void and lands into the sea kingdom ruled by Okun Aro, he is sad and alone until he meets Aro's mermaid daughter, but their love cannot be and soon the two are banished to the heavens above where they are linked together forever as stars in the sky.
Text in Spanish and English.