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Inspire a sense of wonder in the night sky with this incredible collection of 15 folk tales for children, beautifully illustrated in full-colour by Gaby Verdooren.Throughout history and around the world, people have looked up at the night sky and found beauty and inspiration in its inky depths. This book draws together folk tales from different cultures and their mythologies surrounding the birth of stars, the cycles of the moon, and the mysteries of the Milky Way. Readers can join three villagers as they attempt to bury the moon for everlasting daylight, witness a sea monster's battle with the Evening Star, and much more in this enchanting anthology.Storytellers have always taken inspiration from the heavenly bodies and their movements - now a new generation of children can find meaning in the stars.Tales include: Atahensic Lands On Earth (Iroquois Native American) The Weaver Girl and the Herdsman (Chinese) The Buried Moon (German) Tama-rereti Goes Fishing (Maori) Sol and Skoll (Norse) The Feathered Serpent and the Moon Rabbit (Aztec) The Little Girl with a Big Voice (South African) Aglaonike Catches the Moon (Greek) Evening Star and Orphan Star (Caddo Native American) Hina and the Shark (Tongan) How Fisher Brought the Sun to Earth (Ojibwe Native American) How Thoth Won the Moon (Egyptian) Lindu and the Northern Lights (Estonian) The Man Who Made the Sun (Dine Native American) The Seven Sisters and the Bear (Kiowa Native American)Tales of the Night Sky is perfect for children aged 7+.

This beautiful anthology draws together 15 classic sea stories from around the world, as retold by poet and children's author Corinna Keefe and brought to life in full-colour by multi-award-winning illustrator Khoa Le.Weigh anchor and prepare for the voyage of a lifetime with this spectacular collection of sea stories taken from myths, folklore and oral histories from all over the world. Young readers can thrill to the epic voyages of the trickster Maui, who made the islands of Polynesia; swim with dragons alongside China's Lin Moniang; and enjoy the mischievous antics of the Klabautermann, a mischievous German sea-goblin. Pirates, mermaids, ghost ships and more can be found inside.Includes:*; The Selkie (Scotland)*; Maui Goes Fishing (Oceania)*; Jiaoren's Tears of Pearl (China)*; The Octopus of Tellaro (Italy)*; Sinbad the Sailor (Persia)*; The Mermaid Melusine (North European)*; Hercules in Atlantis (Catalan version)*; How Lin Moniang Saved Her Brother (China)*; How the Sea Hid the Sun (Hittite)*; How the Sea Became Salt (Norse)*; Mother Carey (Northern Europe)*; Nammu, the Goddess of Water (Mesopotamia)*; Klabautermann (Northern Europe)*; The Giant Whale Hafgufa (Norway/Iceland)*; Jason and the Argonauts (Greece)One thing that all the stories have in common is the power of the sea. Whether it takes the form of huge waves, apocalyptic storms, or even sea monsters, the sea is more powerful than humans or gods. Not even Maui and his magic fishhook can outrun the waves.Full of mystery and magic, epic adventure, and terrible danger, these stories help us understand just how powerful and wonderful the oceans are, and how important they are in the story of humanity.