{"title":"Animals \u0026 Creatures","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"xolo-by-donna-barba-higuera","title":"Xolo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePurchase this book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 10px 20px; margin: 5px 5px 5px 0; background-color: #c41e3a; color: white; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/xolo-donna-barba-higuera\/21206879?ean=9781646147021\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 10px 20px; margin: 5px; background-color: #00703c; color: white; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/xolo-donna-barba-higuera\/1146031082?ean=9781646147021\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 10px 20px; margin: 5px; background-color: #ff9900; color: white; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Xolo-Donna-Barba-Higuera\/dp\/1646147022\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/donna-barba-higuera\"\u003eDonna Barba Higuera\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIllustrado por \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/levinequerido.com\/pages\/mariana-ruiz-johnson\"\u003eMariana Ruiz Johnson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is said the mighty feathered serpent god, Quetzalcoatl, helped create the earth. 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