The Heavenly Zoo: Legends and Tales of the Stars

by Alison Lurie

Book Overview

Sixteen legends of the constellations and how they got their names, taken from such varied sources as ancient Greece, Babylon, Egypt, Sumeria, the Bible, Norway, the Balkans, Indonesia, and the American Indians.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374329109
• ISBN13: 9780374329105
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 61 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3