title: Popol Vuh: A Sacred Book of the Maya
author: Victor Montejo
description: Grade 5-8-Wrathful and kindhearted gods, giants, mortals, jaguars, and colorful birds are some of the characters and creatures that inhabit this creation story and genealogy recorded in the K'iche' (or Quich?) language in 1558 and discovered in 1701 by a Spanish priest. Children will enjoy this accessible retelling of a story that has largely been unavailable in English. Vivid characterizations, tales of revenge and forbidden fruit, tests of wit and strength, and explanations of why deer have short tails and monkeys live in trees are all here. Full- and double-page paintings rich in color and detail illustrate the volume. A beautifully designed book to be savored on its own or as a source for cultural or comparative studies.<br /><i>Daryl Grabarek, School Library Journal </i><br />Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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   Mesoweb Publications
  POPOL VUH
     Sacred Book of the Quiché Maya People
  Translation and Commentary by
  Allen J. Christenson
  2007 Popol Vuh: Sacred Book of the Quiché Maya People. Electronic version of original 2003 publication.
  Mesoweb: www.mesoweb.com/publications/Christenson/PopolVuh.pdf.
  
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              To my wife, Janet
    Xa at nu saqil, at nu k'aslemal
     Chib'e q'ij saq
  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  This volume is the culmination of nearly twenty-five years of collaboration with friends and
  colleagues who have been more than generous with their time, expertise, encouragement, and
  at times, sympathy. It has become a somewhat clichéd and expected thing to claim that a
  work would not be possible without such support. It is nonetheless true, at least from my
  experience, and I am indebted to all those who helped move the process along. 
       First and foremost, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to my Maya teachers,
  colleagues, and friends who have selflessly devoted their time and kn