Synopsis

Along with other Ifugaw farmers, Wigan farms on he highlands' magnificent payyo. When his crops suddenly and unexpectedly fail, he asks help from the gods in heaven. It is through these gods that Wigan learns to create a bul-ol, and begins the art of sculpture.

This mythical story not only reveals the origins of the iconic bul-ol, but also sheds light on the origin of sculpture in the Philippines. This book also introduces its young readers to the concept of footnotes.

Published in partnership with the Filipinas Heritage Library and the National Commission on Culture and Arts

Author

Felice Prudente Sta. Maria
Felice Prudente Sta. Maria enjoys discovering the connections between stories: how a person's stories connec to thse of relatives and friends or to stories of places, weather, rocks, plants, animals, and planets.  Her first books for children, Ang Panganay, published by Adarna House, won the Ceres Alabado Award for Outstanding Literature for Children in 1998.  She chairs the Social and Human Sciences Committee for UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines.