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The Heavenly Zoo: Legends and Tales of the Stars

Sixteen legends of the constellations and how they got their names, taken from such varied sources as ancient Greece, Babylon, Egypt, Sumeria, the Bible, Norway, the Balkans, Indonesia, and the American Indians.

By Alison Lurie

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Hardcover:

9780374329105 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, April 1, 1980, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A collection of tales from all over the world features legends and myths concerning the stars and planets, with full-color illustrations depicting major figures and showing their position in the night sky

Paperback:

9780374429270 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, March 1, 1996, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: A collection of tales from all over the world features legends and myths concerning the stars and planets

Outer Space: Myths Name Meanings Calendar

By Gertrude Jobes and James Jobes

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Hardcover:

9780810801080 | Scarecrow Pr, June 1, 1980, cover price $52.00

Star Tales: North American Indian Stories About the Stars

A collection of Indian legends about the stars, moon, and nighttime sky, with a brief explanation of the origin of each story

By Gretchen Will Mayo

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Hardcover:

9780802766724 | Walker & Co, April 1, 1987, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A collection of Indian legends about the stars, moon, and nighttime sky, with a brief explanation of the origin of each story

Library:

9780802766731 | Walker & Co, April 1, 1987, cover price $13.85 | About this edition: A collection of Indian legends about the stars, moon, and nighttime sky, with a brief explanation of the origin of each story

They Dance in the Sky: Native American Star Myths

The authors combine factual information on both astronomy and native American culture with authentic tales and myths about constellations told by many American Indian tribes

By Jean Guard Monroe and Ray A. Williamson

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Hardcover:

9780395399705 | Houghton Mifflin, April 1, 1987, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A collection of legends about the stars from various North American Indian cultures, including explanations of the Milky Way and constellations such as the Big Dipper.

New Patterns in the Sky: Myths and Legends of the Stars

Provides astronomical data on the constellations and relates myths and legends associated with each one.

By Julius D. W. Staal

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Hardcover:

9780939923106 | McDonald & Woodward Pub Co, June 1, 1988, cover price $24.95

Paperback:

9780939923045, titled "The New Patterns in the Sky: Myths and Legends of the Stars" | McDonald & Woodward Pub Co, March 1, 1988, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: Provides astronomical data on the constellations and relates myths and legends associated with each one.

Gidja the Moon

After suffering from misfortune and being mistreated by the people of their tribe, Gidja and his wife and daughter become the moon, the Morning Star, and the Evening Star

By Dick Roughsey and Percy Trezise

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Library:

9781555329488 | Gareth Stevens Pub, September 1, 1988, cover price $17.27 | About this edition: After suffering from misfortune and being mistreated by the people of their tribe, Gidja and his wife and daughter become the moon, the Morning Star, and the Evening Star

A Song of Stars: An Asian Legend

Although banished to opposite sides of the Milky Way, the princess weaver and the herdsman reunite each year on the seventh day of the seventh month

By Tom Birdseye and Ju-Hong Chen (illustrator)

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School and Library:

9780823407903 | Holiday House, February 1, 1990, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Although banished to opposite sides of the Milky Way, the princess weaver and the herdsman reunite each year on the seventh day of the seventh month

Legend of the Milky Way

Retells the Chinese legend of the Weaver Princess who came down from heaven to marry a mortal, a love story represented in the stars of the Milky Way.

By Jeanne M. Lee

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Paperback:

9780805013610 | Reprint edition (Henry Holt & Co, April 1, 1990), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: In this ancient Chinese folktale the weaver princess leaves her home in the heavens to discover the source of the beautiful music rising from the Earth

School and Library:

9780805002171 | Henry Holt & Co, April 1, 1982, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: In this ancient Chinese folktale the weaver princess leaves her home in the heavens to discover the source of the beautiful music rising from the Earth

Reinforced:

9780606044653 | Demco Media, April 1, 1990, cover price $12.20 | About this edition: In this ancient Chinese folktale the weaver princess leaves her home in the heavens to discover the source of the beautiful music rising from the Earth

More Star Tales

A collection of Indian legends about the stars, moon, and nighttime sky

By Gretchen Will Mayo

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Paperback:

9780802773470 | Reprint edition (Walker & Co, February 1, 1991), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: A collection of Indian legends about the stars, moon, and nighttime sky

Reinforced:

9780606047517 | Demco Media, February 1, 1991, cover price $12.20 | About this edition: A collection of Indian legends about the stars, moon, and nighttime sky

Star Tales

A collection of Indian legends about the stars, moon, and nighttime sky, with a brief explanation of the origin of each story

By Gretchen Will Mayo

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Paperback:

9780802773456 | Reprint edition (Walker & Co, February 1, 1991), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: A collection of Indian legends about the stars, moon, and nighttime sky, with a brief explanation of the origin of each story

Pancho's Pinata

The gift of happiness, given to Pancho as a boy when he rescues a fallen star in the Christmas procession, allows him, years later, to convert an old clay pot into a magical pinata to cheer the whole Mexican village.

By Stefan Czernecki and Timothy Rhodes

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Library:

9781562822781 | Hyperion, September 1, 1992, cover price $15.49 | About this edition: On Christmas Eve Pancho rescues a star from a cactus and receives the gift of happiness

The Heavenly Zoo: Legends and Tales of the Stars

By Monika Beisner (illustrator)

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9780606094009 | Demco Media, March 1, 1996, cover price $14.77 | About this edition: A collection of tales from all over the world features legends and myths concerning the stars and planets

The Lost Children: The Boys Who Were Neglected

A tale based on a Blackfoot myth finds six orphaned brothers, neglected by their people and taunted by peers, abandoning the earth for the Above World, where they become the constellation known as the Pleiades. Reprint. K. SLJ.

By Paul Goble

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Paperback:

9780689819995 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, June 1, 1998), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: A Blackfoot Indian legend in which six neglected orphaned brothers decide to go to the Above World where they become the constellation of the 'Lost Children,' or Pleiades

School and Library:

9780027365559 | Simon & Schuster, March 1, 1993, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A Blackfoot Indian legend in which six neglected orphaned brothers decide to go to the Above World where they become the constellation of the 'Lost Children,' or Pleiades

Reinforced:

9780606135825 | Reprint edition (Demco Media, June 1, 1998), cover price $15.85 | About this edition: A Blackfoot Indian legend in which six neglected orphaned brothers decide to go to the Above World where they become the constellation of the 'Lost Children,' or Pleiades

Heavens Unearthed in Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales

By Matt Kane and Joe Servello (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780966707618 | Golden Egg Books, February 1, 1999, cover price $24.00

Storytelling Star: Tales of the Sun, Moon, and Stars

Collects nine stories from differenct cultures, including the Incas, Aztecs, and Chinese, about the sun, moon, and stars.

By Amanda Hall (illustrator) and James Riordan

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Hardcover:

9781862052024 | Pavilion, September 1, 1999, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Collects nine stories from differenct cultures, including the Incas, Aztecs, and Chinese, about the sun, moon, and stars.

The Lost Children

A Blackfoot Indian legend in which six neglected orphaned brothers decide to go to the Above World where they become the constellation of the 'Lost Children,' or Pleiades

By Paul Goble

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Prebinding:

9780613082778 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A Blackfoot Indian legend in which six neglected orphaned brothers decide to go to the Above World where they become the constellation of the 'Lost Children,' or Pleiades

Starry Tales

Accompanied by vibrant artwork, a breathtaking collection of fifteen myths from different cultures details the shapes and forms of the sun, moon, and stars against the night sky, from a string of money and a bride's crown of flowers to a circle of chiefs sitting at a powwow. (view table of contents)

By Geraldine McCaughrean and Sophy Williams (illustrator)

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School and Library:

9780689830150 | Simon & Schuster, March 1, 2001, cover price $21.00 | About this edition: Contains fifteen stories about the sun, the moon, and the stars from different cultures and countries, including the North American Indian, ancient Greece and Rome, France, Australia, and Spain.

Star Lore: Myths, Legends, and Facts

By William Tyler Olcott

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Paperback:

9780486435817 | Dover Pubns, June 11, 2004, cover price $22.95

Skylore from Planet Earth: Stories from Around the World...orion

By Dayle L. Brown

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Paperback:

9781418493240 | Authorhouse, November 30, 2004, cover price $29.00

The Love of Two Stars

When they fall in love and cast aside their responsibilities, Kyonu, a farmer, and Jingnyo, a weaver, are separated by the king of the starry realm who will only let them meet in the Milky Way once a year, but when that time comes, they must overcome the obstacles that stand in their way.

By Janie Jaehyun Park

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Hardcover:

9780888996725 | Groundwood Books, August 10, 2005, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: The king of the starry realm separates a farmer and a weaver who are in love, but allows them to meet on the seventh day of the seventh month of every year, and when they must part at the end of the day, it rains their tears.

Skylore from Planet Earth: Stories from Around the World...pleiades

Product Description: The starry night sky has always filled us with wonder. Down through the ages we have looked to the skies and have seen images of our heroes, gods, and monsters. Storytellers have illustrated their mythologies and legends with it, passing on to future generations the customs of their people...read more

By Dayle L. Brown

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Paperback:

9781425922016 | Authorhouse, April 30, 2006, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The starry night sky has always filled us with wonder.

All the Stars in the Sky: Native Stories from the Heavens

Retells seven Native American legends involving the sky and the stars, from seven different tribes scattered across North America, including the Salish, Onondaga, and Cherokee.

By C. J. Taylor

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Hardcover:

9780887767593 | Tundra Books, October 10, 2006, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Retells seven Native American legends involving the sky and the stars, from seven different tribes scattered across North America, including the Salish, Onondaga, and Cherokee.

Starstruck: Parallel Visions in Science, Religion and Myth

By Albert A. Harrison

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Hardcover:

9781845452865 | Berghahn Books, April 1, 2007, cover price $99.00

They Dance in the Sky: Native American Star Myths

The authors combine factual information on both astronomy and Native American culture with authentic tales and myths about constellations told by many American Indian tribes.

By Jean Guard Monroe (compiler), Edgar Stewart (illustrator) and Ray A. Williamson (compiler)

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Paperback:

9780618809127 | Reprint edition (Houghton Mifflin, July 9, 2007), cover price $8.95 | About this edition: The authors combine factual information on both astronomy and Native American culture with authentic tales and myths about constellations told by many American Indian tribes.

Prebinding:

9781439592496 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $17.95

9781417791149 | Turtleback Books, June 1, 2007, cover price $19.60

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