NATURE'S MIRACLES: FAMILIAR TALKS

By DAVID RODRIGUEZ

CONTENTS I FORCES THAT CREATE THE LAND 1 THE ORIGINS OF LAND MYTHS ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF LAND “THE MAKING OF THE WORLD,” A MYTH FROM THE HURON TRIBE OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION THE SCIENCE OF THE ORIGINS OF LAND TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION AND PROJECTS SUGGESTED READING FOR TEACHERS 2 VOLCANOES MYTHS ABOUT VOLCANOES “THE FIRE GODDESS,” A MYTH FROM THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII THE SCIENCE OF VOLCANOES 3 CREATING ROCKS MYTHS ABOUT CREATING ROCKS “THE GODDESS OF MAHI RIVER,” A MYTH FROM THE GUJARAT REGION OF INDIA THE SCIENCE OF CREATING ROCKS 4 CREATING GEMS AND CRYSTALS MYTHS ABOUT CREATING GEMS AND CRYSTALS “MOUNTAINS OF GOLD AND JEWELS,” A MYTH FROM BORNEO THE SCIENCE OF CREATING GEMS AND CRYSTALS 5 CREATING MOUNTAINS MYTHS ABOUT CREATING MOUNTAINS “MOUNTAIN MAKING,” A MYTH FROM THE MODOC INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA THE SCIENCE OF CREATING MOUNTAINS II FORCES THAT CHANGE THE LAND 6 WATER MYTHS ABOUT HOW WATER SHAPES THE LAND “THE GIFT OF THE MENEHUNE,” A MYTH FROM KAUAI, HAWAII THE SCIENCE OF HOW WATER SHAPES THE LAND 7 WIND MYTHS ABOUT HOW WIND SHAPES THE LAND “SUN, WATER, AND WIND,” A MYTH FROM RUSSIA THE SCIENCE OF HOW WIND SHAPES THE LAND 8 GLACIERS MYTHS ABOUT HOW GLACIERS SHAPE THE LAND “THE TOUCHY IBIS,” A MYTH FROM THE YAMANA PEOPLE OF TIERRA DEL FUEGO THE SCIENCE OF HOW GLACIERS SHAPE THE LAND 9 EARTHQUAKES MYTHS ABOUT HOW EARTHQUAKES SHAPE THE LAND “THE LION’S EARTHQUAKE,” A MYTH FROM INDIA THE SCIENCE OF HOW EARTHQUAKES SHAPE THE LAND 10 LIVING THINGS MYTHS ABOUT HOW LIVING THINGS SHAPE THE LAND “HOW BEAVER STOLE FIRE FROM THE PINES,” A MYTH FROM THE NEZ PERCÉ PEOPLE OF THE PACI?C NORTHWEST THE SCIENCE OF HOW LIVING THINGS SHAPE THE LAND