Star tales : North American Indian stories about the stars
Type
Book
Authors
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
1987
Publisher
Pages
96
Subject
Stars -- Folklore
Abstract
"A collection of Indian legends about the stars, moon, and nighttime sky."--Publisher description.
Description
96 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Biblio Notes
Contents:
Coyote makes the constellations (Many constellations) --
Adventure along the white river in the sky (Milky Way) --
Race for the prize fish (Belt and sword of Orion) --
Antelope chase --
(Three-stars-in-a-row) --
Spirit of the snow goose (The swan) --
Tale of the hungry skunk (Auriga, Perseus) --
Giant elk skin (Cassiopeia) --
Birds of summer (Big Dipper) --Never-ending bear hunt (Big dipper, Bootes, Corona Borealis) --
Moon and his sister (Small star near the moon) --
Boy who shot the star to find his friend (Star near the moon) --
Dancing braves (Pleiades) --
Maidens of the northern crown (Northern Crown) --
Morning Star takes a wife (Morning Star, Polaris) --
One last word from the stars --
Where the tales began.
Coyote makes the constellations (Many constellations) --
Adventure along the white river in the sky (Milky Way) --
Race for the prize fish (Belt and sword of Orion) --
Antelope chase --
(Three-stars-in-a-row) --
Spirit of the snow goose (The swan) --
Tale of the hungry skunk (Auriga, Perseus) --
Giant elk skin (Cassiopeia) --
Birds of summer (Big Dipper) --Never-ending bear hunt (Big dipper, Bootes, Corona Borealis) --
Moon and his sister (Small star near the moon) --
Boy who shot the star to find his friend (Star near the moon) --
Dancing braves (Pleiades) --
Maidens of the northern crown (Northern Crown) --
Morning Star takes a wife (Morning Star, Polaris) --
One last word from the stars --
Where the tales began.
Number of Copies
1
