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Star stories : constellation tales from around the world
\"For thousands of years people have looked up to the night sky and told stories about the stars. These epic tales tell of vengeful gods and goddesses, of monsters and heroes. Others try to make sense of the natural world, or unravel the mysterious forces of the universe. This ... book brings together 23 of these legends from all over the world: from ancient Greece to North America, Egypt, China, India, and the South Pacific\"-- Publisher's description.
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The Treasury of Folklore
An entertaining and captivating collection of myths, tales and traditions surrounding the seas, skies and woodlands that make up our natural world.
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Astronomy and culture
Studies and gives myriad examples of the interrelationships between astronomy and the cultures of civilizations past and present.
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Folklore: In All of Us, In All We Do
Folklore is everywhere, whether you are aware of it or not. A culture’s traditional knowledge is used to remember the past and maintain traditions, to communicate with other members within a community, to learn, to celebrate, and to express creativity. It is what helps distinguish one culture from another. Although folklore is so much a part of our daily lives, we often lose sight of just how integral it is to everything we do. If we look for it, we can find folklore in places where we’d never think it existed. Folklore: In All of Us, In All We Do includes articles on a variety of topics. One chapter looks at how folklore and history complement one another; while historical records provide facts about dates, places and names, folklore brings those events and people to life by making them relevant to us. Several articles examine the cultural roles women fill. Other articles feature folklore of particular groups, including oil field workers, mail carriers, doctors, engineers, police officers, horse traders, and politicians. As a follow-up article to Inside the Classroom (and Out), which focused on folklore in education, there is also an article on how teachers can use writing in the classroom as a means of keeping alive the storytelling tradition. The Texas Folklore Society has been collecting and preserving folklore since its first publication in 1912. Since then, it has published or assisted in the publication of nearly one hundred books on Texas folklore.
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Tessa's lost and found
Stubborn Tessa is tasked with helping Ava, an army brat who has trouble feeling at home since she moves so often, when she loses her dog, the one constant in her life.
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The stars at night
The Stars at Night is a feature documentary exploring the relationship between mythology, astronomy, and original storytelling. It asks the question: did the stars inspire humanity's earliest stories? Through expert interviews and an expedition to one of Earth's last unpolluted night sky regions, The Stars at Night looks at light pollution's lasting effects on our culture and history.
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The trouble with shooting stars
Twelve-year-old Luna, who is recovering from a disfiguring car accident, is inspired to heal by two magical neighbors who take her up to the heavens to sweep the moon and stars.
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Sun and man. Episode 1
It is our light, our warmth, our food. Humans rise with it and fear its disappearance. We are so accustomed to its presence that we forgot it was born and will die someday. But how well do we really know the Sun?
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Sun and man. Episode 2
It is our light, our warmth, our food. Humans rise with it and fear its disappearance. We are so accustomed to its presence that we forgot it was born and will die someday. But how well do we really know the Sun?
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The Seven Sisters of the Pleiades
The seven sisters of the Pleiades are known throughout the world and appear again and again in stories from many cultures. Beginning with her grandmother's tale, Munya Andrews takes the reader to the stars, around and across the planet through Indigenous North America, Australia, Japan and the Pacific, and back through time to Ancient Egypt, India, Greece and South America. She explores the commonalities of legends to discover our common human origins. The Subaru from Japan share much with the young women depicted as birds in the stories from Greece and Indigenous Australia. The Pleiades have been the source of much mythology, wisdom and science over many millennia. The book is also an examination of culture and how culture is expressed through symbols and stories related to stars and other astronomical phenomena. Her work is distinguished from other studies in the field because she brings to it an Indigenous perspective which enriches its interpretative power. No other writer has captured the richness of this mysterious constellation.
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