downloadgaq.blogg.se

As two men fight to take positi The Golden Flower is a beautiful creation story that originates from a Taino myth. This flower transformed into a ball shaped pumpkin. From the seeds, a large forest grows, and in this forest, a flower grew. It begins with a child finding seeds that he plants at the top of the mountain where all the people live. In summary, it is a creation story of how water and the sea come to earth, as well as how the Taino people’s island of Boriquen (Puerto Rico) was created. The Golden Flower is a beautiful creation story that originates from a Taino myth. Leaving that aside, this was an enjoyable tale, and is one I would recommend to young folklore enthusiasts, and to readers seeking traditional Puerto Rican and/or Taino tales.more

One must suspend disbelief in stories such as this, of course, but a part of me couldn't help but wonder how the forest and pumpkin grew in the first place, when water wasn't released into the world until the pumpkin split open. The story here is matter-of-factly magical, in that way that myths so often are, and the accompanying artwork, done in acrylic and gouache, is lovely. So the jungle mountaintop became an island, and Boriquén (Puerto Rico) came to be.Īlthough I have encountered Taino stories before, in such collections as Pura Belpré's Once in Puerto Rico, I have never before read a picture-book retelling of an individual tale from this people, making The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico a distinct pleasure.

From this jungle a huge pumpkin in turn grows, a pumpkin that, when split open, disgorges all of the waters of the oceans and rivers, and all of the creatures within those waters. In an ancient world with no water, a young boy finds some seeds, and plants them on a mountaintop, where a lush jungle grows. Sánchez join forces in this picture-book presentation of a Taino creation myth from the island of Puerto Rico. So the jungle mountain Author and storyteller Nina Jaffe and illustrator Enrique O.

Author and storyteller Nina Jaffe and illustrator Enrique O.