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Author winner of the National Fine Arts Award for Children’s Story Juan de la Cabada Book winner of the Antonio García Cubas Awardwith honorablemention in the Illustration Award of the Sharjah Reading Festival and the International Literature Contest Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Jomshuk: Child and God of Maize Adolfo Córdova (text) Amanda Mijangos and Armando Fonseca (illustration) There are many versions that recount the myth of corn-deity Jomshuk. This book tells one from the Popoluca people of Veracruz. It is a multi-voiced, syncretic tale of mythic gods and goddesses, wicked witches, and some Olmec rituals. 19.5 × 25.5 cm | 96 pages | Paperback | Colour illustrations throughout | 978-607-540-390-8 Key words: Poetry / Oral tradition / Myth (Corn God) / Popoluca community / Motherhood / Sacred value of nature and corn Rights available: World AGE: 8+ The Popolucas’ worldview on hunger, maternity, and the sacred value of food. ILLUSTRATED POETRY 34