Stories of the Aurora The Myths and Facts of the Northern Lights |
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| Author:
| Galat, Joan Marie |
| Illustrator:
| Bennett, Lorna |
| Series title: | Dot to Dot in the Sky Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-77050-210-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2016 |
| Publisher: | Whitecap Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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The night sky is a treasure trove of stories filled with heroes, wild animals, and adventure. It's just a matter of knowing where to look. In this new edition of the Dot to Dot in the Sky series, Joan Marie Galat explores the legends and facts of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights).
Like the rest of the books in this series, Stories of the Aurora contains all the scientific facts a child should know about this beautiful phenomenon in the night sky....
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The night sky is a treasure trove of stories filled with heroes, wild animals, and adventure. It's just a matter of knowing where to look. In this new edition of the Dot to Dot in the Sky series, Joan Marie Galat explores the legends and facts of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights).
Like the rest of the books in this series, Stories of the Aurora contains all the scientific facts a child should know about this beautiful phenomenon in the night sky. Beautifully illustrated by Lorna Bennett, it also chronicles the many legends surrounding the event including tales of the afterlife from the Inuit, a European and Mi'kmaq fairy tale and even a story from the ancient Romans on what an Aurora could possibly mean. These tales and more make this a one-of-a-kind book on this incredible phenomenon in the Canadian sky.
2017/2018 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award nominee in the English Non-fiction category.