Description
| Product ID: | 9780711282001 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Nature’s Folklore |
| Title: | Lore of the Stars |
| Subtitle: | Folklore and Wisdom from the Skies Above |
| Authors: | Author: Claire Cock-Starkey, Hannah Bess Ross |
| Page Count: | 80 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Space, stars and the solar system, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mysteries and the unexplained, Space (Children's / Teenage), Mysteries, the supernatural, monsters & mythological beings (Children’s/Teenage) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Lore of the Stars looks to the heavens and beyond to understand diverse cultures from here on Earth. Look up at the skies in wonder with this mystically illustrated treasury of folklore from above and beyond. Did you know that people used to read the future in the flight of birds? That the constellations were thought to be mythological beings set in the sky? And that eclipses were seen as demonic omens? For millennia, humans have looked to the heavens to explain the world around and above them. The myths, folktales and lore that have arisen from these wonderings are as mysterious as they are varied – here, they're set down in a beautifully illustrated and engaging format for readers 6-12 years old. Lore of the Stars takes readers deep into space and back through the mists of time to discover the myriad answers to our most ancient questions. Divided into six chapters:
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| Imprint Name: | Wide Eyed Editions |
| Publisher Name: | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-10-05 |
