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Lore of the Stars : Folklore and Wisdom from the Skies Above

Part of the Nature's Folklore series
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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 variedhere, theyre set down in a beautifully illustrated and engaging format for readers 6-12 years old.Lore of the Starstakes 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:

  • The Sky
  • The Sun
  • The Moon
  • Stars
  • Planets, Comets, & Shooting Stars
  • The Cosmos
You will uncover the secrets of augury, the meanings of types of weather, stories explaining the birth of the Milky Way, and the beings and deities said to govern the worlds above.

Also in the series:
  • Lore of the Wild: Folklore and Wisdom from Nature
  • Lore of the Land: Folklore and Wisdom from the Wild Earth

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Product Details
0711282013 / 9780711282018
Hardback
398.26
05/10/2023
United Kingdom
32 pages, Illustrations, unspecified
239 x 295 mm, 680 grams