Star Stories
Constellation Tales From Around the World
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Share the wonder of the stars and the night sky with this richly illustrated storybook collection featuring constellation myths from around the world.
For thousands of years people have looked up to the night sky and told stories about the stars. These epic myths tell of vengeful gods and goddesses, of monsters and heroes. Others try to make sense of the natural world, or to unravel the mysterious forces of the universe. This stunning storybook collection brings together 23 legends from around the world and from various cultures: from Ancient Greece to North America, Egypt, China, India, and the South Pacific. Written by award-winning author Anita Ganeri and with beautifully detailed artwork by illustrator Andy Wilx, this is a magical book to be treasured for generations to come. The perfect gift for any budding astrologer or astronomer and for anyone who loves gazing at the stars or reading about mythology.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The magic in these stories shines through despite a stolid narrative style and editorial selections skewed toward well-known Greek tales, including standard retellings of the myths of Andromeda, Heracles, and Pegasus. Beyond those, readers will encounter an Anishinaabe tale of a bold fisher who broadens a hole in the sky to let summer into a world of perpetual winter, a Navajo telling of a trickster coyote who scattered stars across the sky, Incan llamas seeking celestial high ground, and a Tongan myth of a girl and her parents who, in seeking a lost pet shark, are turned into the three stars in the belt of Orion. The stars sprinkled across the pages and Wilx's detailed folkloric illustrations are accented with dull gold, adding some extra sidereal luster. Ages 7 12.
