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Star Tales
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Author : Ian Ridpath
language : en
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
Release Date : 2018-06-28
Star Tales written by Ian Ridpath and has been published by Lutterworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-28 with Literary Criticism categories.
Every night, a pageant of Greek mythology circles overhead. Perseus flies to the rescue of Andromeda, Orion faces the charge of the snorting Bull, and the ship of the Argonauts sails in search of the Golden Fleece. Constellations are the invention of the human imagination, not of nature. They are an expression of the human desire to impress its own order upon the apparent chaos of the night sky. Modern science tells us that these twinkling points of light are glowing balls of gas, but the ancient Greeks, to whom we owe many of our constellations, knew nothing of this. Ian Ridpath, well-known astronomy writer and broadcaster, has been intrigued by the myths of the stars for many years. Star Tales is the first modern guide to combine all the fascinating myths in one book, illustrated with the beautiful and evocative engravings from two of the leading star atlases: Johann Bode's Uranographia of 1801 and John Flamsteed's Atlas Ceolestis of 1729. This is an excellent reference and the perfect gift for the armchair astronomer and those interested in classical mythology alike.
Star Stories
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Author : Anita Ganeri
language : en
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
Release Date : 2018-09-06
Star Stories written by Anita Ganeri and has been published by Kings Road Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-06 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
For thousands of years people have looked up to the night sky and told stories about the stars. These epic tales tell of vengeful gods and goddesses, of monsters and heroes. Others try to make sense of the natural world, or unravel the mysterious forces of the universe. This stunning book brings together a selection of these legends from all over the world - 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 Storytelling Star
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Author : James Riordan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
The Storytelling Star written by James Riordan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Moon categories.
Folklore from around the world tells tales of the heavenly bodies.
Star Stories
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Author : Anita Ganeri
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Star Stories written by Anita Ganeri and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.
Share the wonder of the stars with this delightful 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 tales tell of vengeful gods and goddesses, of monsters and heroes. Others try to make sense of the natural world, or unravel the mysterious forces of the universe. This stunning book brings together 23 of these legends from all over the world: 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.
Star Stories
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Author : Anthony Aveni
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2019-10-22
Star Stories written by Anthony Aveni and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-22 with History categories.
Follow an epic animal race, a quest for a disembodied hand, and an emu egg hunt in constellation stories from diverse cultures We can see love, betrayal, and friendship in the heavens, if we know where to look. A world expert on cultural understandings of cosmology, Anthony Aveni provides an unconventional atlas of the night sky, introducing readers to tales beloved for generations. The constellations included are not only your typical Greek and Roman myths, but star patterns conceived by a host of cultures, non-Western and indigenous, ancient and contemporary. The sky has long served as a template for telling stories about the meaning of life. People have looked for likenesses between the domains of heaven and earth to help marry the unfamiliar above to the quotidian below. Perfect reading for all sky watchers and storytellers, this book is an essential complement to Western mythologies, showing how the confluence of the natural world and culture of heavenly observers can produce a variety of tales about the shapes in the sky.
The Star Tales Of Mother Goose
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Author : Mary Stewart Adams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-05-09
The Star Tales Of Mother Goose written by Mary Stewart Adams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-09 with categories.
Designed to awaken the imagination in relationship to the stars as a companion to the contemporary scientific approach to our celestial environment, The Star Tales of Mother Goose Includes traditional Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes that the author and illustrator have connected to the constellations of the night sky. Rich with original illustrations and their own additional whimsical rhymes, the book introduces basic astronomical concepts and the history of each rhyme, as well as the history of Mother Goose herself. Here you will find easy-to-use sky maps, a key for finding the stars, and how they are related to the corresponding Mother Goose rhymes. The book is suitable for children and designed for adults. Sixpence, Hey Diddle Diddle, Bo Peep, Boy Blue, Humpty Dumpty and more are found here on the page, carousing beneath a sky full of stars. From the preface: There are few things more delightful than finding your way through the night sky than by whimsy and rhyme and once upon a time.
Star Tales
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Star Tales written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Indians of North America categories.
A collection of Indian legends about the stars, moon, and nighttime sky.
Star Tales
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Author : Gretchen Mayo
language : en
Publisher: Walker & Company
Release Date : 1990
Star Tales written by Gretchen Mayo and has been published by Walker & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Indians of North America categories.
A collection of Indian legends about the stars, moon, and nighttime sky.
Four Seasons Of Star Stories
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Author : Jennifer L. Kroll
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-03-10
Four Seasons Of Star Stories written by Jennifer L. Kroll and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-10 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Reading Level: Ages 9 and up. Our ancestors from every culture saw stories written in the stars. They saw kings, queens, heroes, monsters, and enormous animals in the night sky. This book introduces kids, teens, and families to multicultural myths about stars and constellations that are easily visible from almost anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere. The stories are organized by season. Each story is accompanied by instructions for locating and viewing the featured stars and star groups. Read the stories. Then find the stars! A free coordinating Activity Guide for parents, teachers, and camp counselors is available at www.giantskybooks.com.
Doctor Who Star Tales
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Author : Steve Cole
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2019-12-05
Doctor Who Star Tales written by Steve Cole and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-05 with Fiction categories.
‘Even though they’re gone from the world, they’re never gone from me.’ The Doctor is many things – curious, funny, brave, protective of her friends...and a shameless namedropper. While she and her companions battled aliens and travelled across the universe, the Doctor hinted at a host of previous, untold adventures with the great and the good: we discovered she got her sunglasses from Pythagoras (or was it Audrey Hepburn?); lent a mobile phone to Elvis; had an encounter with Amelia Earhart where she discovered that a pencil-thick spider web can stop a plane; had a 'wet weekend' with Harry Houdini, learning how to escape from chains underwater; and more. In this collection of new stories, Star Tales takes you on a rip-roaring ride through history, from 500BC to the swinging 60s, going deeper into the Doctor's notorious name-dropping and revealing the truth behind these anecdotes.