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Star tales : [electronic resource] North American Indian stories about the stars / retold by Gretchen Will Mayo ; illustrated by Gretchen Will Mayo.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Walker, 1987.Description: 96 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0802766722
  • 9780802766724
  • 0802766730 (lib. bdg.)
  • 9780802766731 (lib. bdg.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 398.2/6/08997 19
LOC classification:
  • E98.F6 M35 1987
Online resources:
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.
Summary: A collection of Indian legends about the stars, moon, and nighttime sky.
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A collection of Indian legends about the stars, moon, and nighttime sky.

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.

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