Mexican Myths

¿Qué tan chinescos y poblanos son realmente los orígenes de la china poblana, emblema de la feminidadmexicana? ¿Cómo fue posible que la imagen de la Patria, aquella que aparecía en la portada de los libros de texto gratuito, combinara elementos griegos y prehispánicos, con una toga heredada de la Revolución francesa, en una extravagante alegoría del progreso? José Luis Trueba Lara contesta a estas preguntas adentrándose en las historias detrás de ocho símbolos del nacionalismo

Discover a new and exciting way to immerse yourself in the Spanish language through the tales and traditions of Mexico. "Learn Spanish Reading Mexican Myths and Legends" will transport you to a world of magic, adventure, and culture as you hone your language skills.

Uncover the fascinating and complex women from mythology and folklore with this collection of stories profiling powerful goddesses, mighty queens, and legendary creatures. Get inspired with 50 fascinating stories of powerful female figures from mythologies around the world. From heroines and...

Mitología mexicana para niños es una colección de historias que nos cuenta cómo entendían el universo los antiguos habitantes de nuestro territorio. En esta obra encontrarás los leyendas de la creación del mundo, los cinco soles, cómo se crearon los diferentes dioses y sus historias, el significado de algunos símbolos y la organización de sus sociedades con base en calendarios muy precisos, que respetaban las fases lunares y las estaciones del año.

In this ancient Mexican folktale, the Aztec Sky god and Wind god attempt to fix silence on Earth by bringing music to the world. They set out to the Sun palace, where legions of musicians play for the almighty Sun. Unfortunately, this hot-headed ruler won’t give up his musicians without a fight!

What if one of the oldest legends in the Americas is also one of the most misunderstood? For over a century, La Llorona has been seen across California,—but what if the legend is more than a story? What if the legend reveals more about us than the ghost itself. In La Llorona: Myth, Madness, and Murder in California, Dr. James Gardner brings together folklore, history, and forensic psychology to examine one of the most enduring figures in the Western Hemisphere. Moving between myth and modern reality, the book uncovers how this haunting narrative has taken root in specific communities—...

From the bestselling author of Dragons Love Tacos comes a whimsical re-telling of the chupacabra folktale, written in a blend of English and Spanish A long time ago, a girl named Carla lived on a goat farm with her father, Hector. One night, a goat disappeared from the farm and turned up flat as...

A woman in white. A river at night. The sound of weeping. What if one of the oldest legends in the Americas is also one of the most misunderstood? La Llorona: The Seven Faces of the Weeping Woman brings together folklore, history, and psychological analysis to examine one of the most enduring figures in the Western Hemisphere. Moving across time and culture, the book reveals how distinct stories—shaped by fear, betrayal, loss, and social pressure—merged into the figure we now recognize as the Weeping Woman. Through a structured reconstruction of the legend, Dr. Gardner identifies seven ...

THE WEST WASN’T WON. IT WAS REBRANDED. If you close your eyes and picture a cowboy, you see a specific image: the stoic white hero of the silver screen. But that image is a redaction. It is a "Gilded Spur" a thin layer of gold plated over a much older, deeper, and more diverse iron foundation. In the debut volume of The Master Script series, historian and entrepreneur Amali Quest performs a forensic audit of the American Frontier. Moving beyond "untold stories," this book exposes the Demographic Heist that traded the gritty, multicultural reality of the trail for a polished Hollywood myth...

An unforgettable journey through the stars, to the very heart of what makes us human. The incredible Newbery Medal-winning novel from Donna Barba Higuera. "Gripping in its twists and turns, and moving in its themes - truly a beautiful cuento." - NEW YORK TIMES Había una vez . . . There lived a...

What if the whispers you hear on the wind are real? In the shadows of modern Mexico, ancient legends are not dead. They wait on lonely highways, they cry from the riverbanks, and they watch with unblinking eyes from a haunted island. This is a land where a deal with a handsome stranger in black can cost you your soul, where the starched uniform of a ghostly nurse still rustles in hospital hallways, and where the thing that hunts your livestock is not from this world. Urban Legends from Mexico is a curated collection of thirteen of the country's most terrifying folk tales, masterfully retold...

NOMINATED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL 2025. This is the story as it was told to me by Leandro the Mighty. For 400 years, Earth has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocatel - or go it alone in the wilderness beyond, filled with...

A curse on the lips of the Spanish, a hero in the hearts of the people. A masked vigilante, a sorceress with a blade. Pantera. But that is not her only name. To all who know her, Leonora de Las Casas Tlazohtzin is a glittering jewel of court, promised to the heir of the Spanish throne. The respectable Lady Leonora faints at the sight of blood and would sooner be caught dead than wield a sword…even against a dauntless thief with a cutting smile. No one suspects that Leonora and Pantera are one and the same. Leonora has fooled them all.