Mayan civilization once flourished in what is today Guatemala and the Yucatan. The Mayan sacred book the Popol Vuh tells of the creation of the universe, the world of gods and demi-gods and the creation of mankind.

A beautifully designed book to be savored on its own or as a source for cultural or comparative studies.-- "School Library Journal"

[Popol Vuh] contains a rich array of creation myth, pourquoi stories, and trixster tales...Dramatically lit paintings by Luis Garay will engage curiosity...-- "Horn Book"

Victor Montejo is a distinguished Zapotec Maya / Guatemalan anthropologist, author and professor in the Department of Native American Studies at the University of California at Davis who, after a very long period in exile, returned for a time to Guatemala to work for indigenous rights. He has also written White Flower: A Maya Princess / Blanca Flor: una princesa Maya for Groundwood. He lives in Davis, California.

Luis Garay is a celebrated Nicaraguan illustrator who spent six months in Guatemala doing research for the illustrations in this book. He has also illustrated Jade and Iron, A Handful of Seeds, Cousins / Primas and Alfredito Flies Home / Alfredito regresa volando a su casa. One of the best young Latin American illustrators working today, Luis Garay now lives in Mexico.

David Unger, originally from Guatemala, is a well-known translator, poet and novelist who lives in New York City.

Popol Vuh: A Sacred Book of the Maya retold by Víctor Montejo