The novelized format makes for an accessible, compelling read, at the same time enlightening readers to an important Mayan tale and revealing the heroic abilities of a lively young girl. Obviously toned down from the original to be appropriate for children, this book details the myth clearly. In Call Me Ixchel, like the Mayan legend, Ixchel runs away with the sun god. The tagline of this series, “A Treasury of Glorious Goddesses,” sums up the noble aim of the books: to educate young readers on little-known mythology and to open minds to other cultures and alternate understandings of the world. Girls have been doing it throughout history.Call Me Ixchel: Mayan Goddess of the Moon And, very importantly, to show girls that they can do it. To surreptitiously ignite a love for history and for reading. Their goal is to fascinate girls with intriguing true stories about real women, peppered with lots of interesting facts. Goosebottom uses their unique and wonderful books to practice what they call “Stealth Education.” Many have made it onto the CBC’s Diversity Bookshelf, and several have been listed as Amelia Bloomer Project Recommended Feminist Books for Youth. Goosebottom Books’ princesses, dames, and goddesses hail from around the globe and across different epochs of history. The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Dastardly Dames was named a Top 10 Nonfiction Series of 2012 by the ALA’s Booklist Magazine, and Call Me Ixchel, Mayan Goddess of the Moon, one of A Treasury of Glorious Goddesses, was named one of Foreword Reviews’ Top 10 Middle Grade Novels of 2013. Since then, the press has won national and international awards and accolades for each subsequent series. Dedicated to fun non-fiction and the concept of “stealth education,” Goosebottom Books launched its first series, The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Real Princesses, in 2010. Goosebottom Books is a small press founded by Shirin Yim Bridges, award-winning author of Ruby’s Wish and The Umbrella Queen. Neurodiverse and Autistic Voices Are Your Best Autism Resources.Diversity Book Lists & Activities for Teachers and Parents.Medallion and Author Level Sponsorships for MCBD2023 are OPEN!.Multicultural Children’s Book Day ebook.FREE Diverse Books for Classrooms Program.

Call Me Ixchel by Janie Havemeyer