Star Stories: Constellations and People

by Anthony Aveni

Book Overview

Follow an epic animal race, a quest for a disembodied hand, and an emu egg hunt in constellation stories from diverse cultures

"Aveni skillfully guides us around the awesome night sky through the imagination of different peoples around the world, past and present. A wonderful treasury of cultural astronomy."--Jacqueline Mitton, author of Zoo in the Sky

We can see love, betrayal, and friendship in the heavens,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300241283
• ISBN13: 9780300241280
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.3"