They dance in the sky : Native American star myths /

Monroe, Jean Guard.

They dance in the sky : Native American star myths / Making Meaning : Grade 4 Unit 4 Alternate title Jean Guard Monroe and Ray A. Williamson ; illustrations by Edgar Stewart. - xii, 130 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Center for the Collaborative Classroom : Making Meaning ; Grade 4 Unit 4 Alternate title .

Includes bibliographical references (page [124]-127) and index.

School Library Journal, October 2010 Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2009 The Science Teacher (N.S.T.A.), June 2000

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.

5.5 5-8 940L Lexile

9780395399705 039539970X 9780618809127 0618809120 9780329495923 9781428742970 0329495925 1428742972

86027547


Indigenous people of North America--Folklore.
Indian mythology--North America--Juvenile literature.
Stars--Folklore--Juvenile literature.
Indigenous people of North America--Folklore.
Stars--Folklore.

E98.F6 / M66 1987

398.2 MON