Star Stories

Author : Anita Ganeri
Publisher : Running Press Kids
ISBN 13 : 0762495049
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Star Stories written by Anita Ganeri and published by Running Press Kids. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Anthony Aveni
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300241283
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Star Stories written by Anthony Aveni and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Wilfred Buck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781927849460
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tipiskawi Kisik written by Wilfred Buck and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "View the night sky through an Indigenous perspective with this collection of Ininew (Cree) constellations and mythologies. These stories present a brief glimpse of the knowledge held by Indigenous people prior to first contact. Fly inside the Milky Way with Niska (the Goose). Chase Mista Muskwa (the Great Bear) along with Tepahkoop Pinesisuk (the Seven Birds). Above all else, pass these stories on to the next generation, so they will know the rich history, science and culture of the Ininew people."--

Author : Gertrude Chandler Warner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Star Stories for Little Folks written by Gertrude Chandler Warner and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231553404
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book To the Stars and Other Stories written by and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy who feels persecuted by the banality of everyday life yearns to ascend to the cold and majestic plane of the stars. A seamstress finds liberation of a sort in “becoming” a dog and howling at the moon. A club of young girls masquerade as the grieving fiancées of strange men. This book brings together these and other remarkable short stories by the Russian Symbolist Fyodor Sologub that explore the lengths to which people will go to transcend the mundane. Renowned as one of late imperial Russia’s finest stylists, Sologub bridges the great nineteenth-century novel and the fin-de-siècle avant-garde. He stands out for his masterful command of both realist and fantastic storytelling; his play with language evinces a belief in its capacity to access other worlds and other levels of meaning. Many of Sologub’s stories are set among children whose alienation from the adult world has lent them imagination and curiosity, enabling them to create an alternative reality. At the same time, he bluntly examines the sordid realities of late imperial Russian society and frankly presents sometimes unconventional sexuality. The book also features a selection of Sologub’s “little fairy tales,” ambiguous parables couched in childlike language whose ingenuity anticipates the miniatures and “incidents” of Daniil Kharms. Susanne Fusso’s elegant translation offers these artful tales to an English-speaking audience.

Author : Roshani Chokshi
Publisher : Wednesday Books
ISBN 13 : 1250180791
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Star-Touched Stories written by Roshani Chokshi and published by Wednesday Books. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of three lush and adventurous stories in "New York Times"-bestselling author Chockshi's Star-Touched World also includes an extended excerpt of "The Gilded Wolves."

Author : Lucasfilm Press
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
ISBN 13 : 1484729617
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 5-Minute Star Wars Stories written by Lucasfilm Press and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blast off into hyperspace with these eleven action-packed Star Wars tales! Jedi Master Yoda has a lightsaber showdown with the dreaded Count Dooku; Luke Skywalker and the Rebels race against time to destroy the Death Star; and the brave Rey makes a new friend when she meets the droid BB-8. Each of these stories is the ideal length for reading aloud in five minutes—perfect for galactic adventures at light speed.

Author : Gertrude Chandler Warner
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1596059060
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Star Stories for Little Folks written by Gertrude Chandler Warner and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to astronomy for young readers, complete with illustrations to assist in identifying the major constellations.

Author : Liz Pichon
Publisher : Scholastic UK
ISBN 13 : 0702330396
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tom Gates 21: Five Star Stories (the brand new, packed-with-pictures, bestseller!) written by Liz Pichon and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The top-of-the-class, extra special 21st book from multi-million copy selling author and illustrator Liz Pichon. A feel-good, laugh-out-loud, packed-with-pictures Tom Gates story! The brand new Tom Gates bestseller from multi-million selling writer and illustrator Liz Pichon. Q: Who wants their FIVE STAR funny story included in Oakfield School's story book? A: EVERYONE! But what will Tom write about? Inspiration strikes when he looks at his excellent collection of ODD OBJECTS and remembers the funny stories behind each one. Starting with Great Great Aunt Aggie's fake bird hat, the weird stone with a hole and his very special doodle pen. Marcus wants to write about Tom (which is annoying), Amy's got a funny poem and Norman's story is all about... cheese. But Mr Fullerman can only choose the FIVE STAR STORIES - will Tom get his work in on time? And will Granddad read Tom's story and find out what REALLY happened to Aunt Aggie's hat? (Spoiler alert - probably) Written in diary form Every page STUFFED full of laughs, stories, doodles and creative FUN The Brilliant World of Tom Gates was the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize! Perfect gifts for boys & girls who love to laugh themselves silly The first series of The Brilliant World of Tom Gates won the Scottish BAFTA for Entertainment! Don't miss Shoe Wars - the epic standalone by Liz Pichon.

Author : Fran Lee
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
ISBN 13 : 1423611667
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wishing on a Star written by Fran Lee and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2014-11-12 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you go outside on a clear night, you can't help yourself. Your head tilts back, your eyes rise up, and you find yourself gazing at the stars . . . WOW! From the beginning of time, people have admired the night sky's beauty. The night sky is our oldest picture book, and Wishing on a Star retells some of these stories from around the world in simple language that kids can understand. Wishing on a Star also includes lots of fun activities that celebrate the stars. Learn how to make a twinkling thaumatrope, fly a starry kite, and act in your own constellation play. Star maps and stargazing tips show how to find the constellations, and cool science facts teach more about the stars.