| Edition |
1st U.S. ed. |
| Descript |
103 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader MG 5.9 2 2 59491 |
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Originally published: Great Britain : Orchard Books, 1998. |
| Audience |
"Ages 8-12"--Jkt. |
| Summary |
Fifteen myths about the sun, the moon, and the stars from different cultures and countries. |
| Contents |
Starbright, starspite : a North American Indian story -- The bat and the basket : a Kono myth from Sierra Leone -- Shooting stars : an Arabian story -- Divorce : a story from Togo, West Africa -- The devil's worse invention : a French folktale -- The giant who stole the sun : a story from Afghanistan -- The bridge of magpies : a story from China -- Orion's downfall : a story from Ancient Greece -- The wonderful doctor : a story from Ancient Greece -- The giant under the house : a story from Guatemala -- The heart of the moment : a story from the Cook Islands -- The many-colored llama : a story from Peru -- The cockatoo and the white gum tree : an Aboriginal story from Australia -- Great bear, little bear : a story from Ancient Rome -- The watched pot : a Basque story from Spain. |
| Subject |
Cosmology -- Folklore.
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| Genre |
Fiction.
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| Subject |
Cosmology -- Folklore.
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Folklore.
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Mythology.
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| Add Author |
Williams, Sophy.
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| ISBN |
0689830157 : $21.00 |
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