{"product_id":"lore-of-the-stars-folklore-and-wisdom-from-the-skies-above-hardcover","title":"Lore of the Stars: Folklore and Wisdom from the Skies Above - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaire Cock-Starkey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHannah Bess Ross\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook up at the skies in wonder with this mystically illustrated treasury of folklore from above and beyond. \u003cbr\u003e ​ \u003cbr\u003e *2023 American Scientist Holiday Gift Guide Selection*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003ereaders 6-12 years old\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Lore of the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e takes readers deep into space and back through the mists of time to discover the \u003cb\u003emyriad answers to our most ancient questions\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Divided into six chapters: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Moon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlanets, Comets, \u0026amp; Shooting Stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Cosmos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Also in the series: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eLore of the Wild: Folklore and Wisdom from Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eLore of the Land: Folklore and Wisdom from the Wild Eart h\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Cock-Starkey\u003c\/b\u003e is an author who worked with Ben Schott on his hugely successful Miscellanies and Almanacs. She has worked for BBC Radio 4 and written many other miscellanies and fact-filled books on history, libraries, words, books, and museums, including: \u003ci\u003ePenguins, Pineapples and Pangolins\u003c\/i\u003e (British Library, 2016), \u003ci\u003eThe Book Lovers' Miscellany\u003c\/i\u003e (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2017). She is happiest perched in the British Library reading rooms surrounded by a pile of obscure and fascinating books, researching her next book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Bess Ross \u003c\/b\u003eis a Chicago-based illustrator and writer interested in all realms whimsy. She lives in a little house with a blue door and an orange cat but dreams of the woods and the waves of rocky seas far, far away. She likes telling stories and everyday magical things like bugs and stars. She also loves the puppets, folk art, and silly word-play. Hannah is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eA World Full of Nature Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2022) and \u003ci\u003eLore of the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e (Wide Eyed Editions, 2023).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.6 x 9.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764512981280,"sku":"9780711282018","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6213885e9a1f518378d3c82300daf897.webp?v=1780250534","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lore-of-the-stars-folklore-and-wisdom-from-the-skies-above-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}