Author: Jerrie OughtonPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395779385
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A retelling of the Navaho legend that explains the patterns of the stars in the sky.
How the Stars Fell Into the Sky
Author: Jerrie OughtonPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395779385
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A retelling of the Navaho legend that explains the patterns of the stars in the sky.
Coyote and the Sky
Author: Emmett Shkeme GarciaPublisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826337306
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Tells the Indian creation myth of how the Animal People created the sun, moon, and stars.
How Many Stars in the Sky?
Author: Lenny HortPublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 068815218X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Mama's away one night, and her son can't sleep. He tries to relax by counting stars, but the more of them he sees, the more determined he is to count every single one. Then the boy finds that Daddy can't sleep either. Together, the two of them set off on an unforgettable all-night journey of discovery.
They Dance in the Sky
Author: Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618809127
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
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.
Coyote Places the Stars
Author: Harriet Peck TaylorPublisher: Aladdin
ISBN: 9780689815355
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A joyfully retold and vibrantly illustrated story about the origin of the constellations, based on a Wasco Indian legend. One evening, crafty Coyote climbs the moon to discover the secrets of the heavens. Instead, he finds a way to make the most wonderful pictures for all the world to see. The next night, the other animals of the canyon look up to the sky, where they see a big surprise!
When the Stars Lead to You
Author: Ronni DavisPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316490687
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Nicola Yoon meets Jenny Han in a heated first-love romance about two teens who are torn apart one summer by prejudice and mental illness, and find each other once again. Eighteen-year-old Devon longs for two things: The stars, and the boy she fell in love with last summer. When Ashton breaks Devon's heart at the end of the most romantic summer ever, she thinks her heart will never heal again. But over the course of the following year, Devon finds herself slowly putting the broken pieces back together. Now it's senior year and she's determined to enjoy every moment of it, as she prepares for a future studying galaxies. That is, until Ashton shows up on the first day of school. Can she forgive and open her heart to him again? Or are they doomed to repeat history? From debut author, Ronni Davis, comes a stunning novel about passion, loss, and the power of first love.
The Star who Fell Out of the Sky
Author: Ian RobsonPublisher: Gullane Children's Books
ISBN: 9781862335653
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The jungle animals are gazing up at the night sky when a little star falls down and lands right by their fire. How on earth will the animals help him get back home?
The Stars in the Sky
Author: Leslie McAdamPublisher: Leslie McAdam
ISBN: 0692663061
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Tar Beach
Author: Faith RinggoldPublisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0593377869
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD WINNER • CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK • A NEW YORK TIMES BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK Acclaimed artist Faith Ringgold seamless weaves fiction, autobiography, and African American history into a magical story that resonates with the universal wish for freedom, and will be cherished for generations. Cassie Louise Lightfoot has a dream: to be free to go wherever she wants for the rest of her life. One night, up on “tar beach,” the rooftop of her family’s Harlem apartment building, her dreams come true. The stars lift her up, and she flies over the city, claiming the buildings and the city as her own. As Cassie learns, anyone can fly. “All you need is somewhere to go you can’t get to any other way. The next thing you know, you’re flying among the stars.”
The Year We Fell From Space (Scholastic Gold)
Author: Amy Sarig KingPublisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338236466
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
The deeply affecting next book from acclaimed author Amy Sarig King. Liberty Johansen is going to change the way we look at the night sky. Most people see the old constellations, the things they've been told to see. But Liberty sees new patterns, pictures, and possibilities. She's an exception. Some other exceptions:Her dad, who gave her the stars. Who moved out months ago and hasn't talked to her since.Her mom, who's happier since he left, even though everyone thinks she should be sad and lonely.And her sister, who won't go outside their house. Liberty feels like her whole world is falling from space. Can she map a new life for herself and her family before they spin too far out of reach?