How The Stars Came To Be (Hardback)

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Your words, like your reviews, bring books to life and give them a voice before the front cover is even turned. The illustrations are so vibrant and beautifully woven together with the relatively simple story of a girl placing stars in the sky to guide her father home. Each page is rich with detail and there are some amazing spreads, my favourite, one with all the animal shapes in the stars she has placed. In the upper grades of third through fifth, this would be more suitable as a read aloud but it could also be used for independent reading.

This book should be introduced for this genre because it is a perfect example of folklore with images that seem to fit the way that the story is told, making it easier to understand. The book: This is a story about how the sun helped a little girl light up the sky in the absence of the moon at night. Is it possible he can help a weary Monkey, or might he interfere and thereafter smudge the work across the sky? How the Stars Came to Be" is a great read aloud for K-5, and could be read independently by older student (4-5). It tells her to place each shard into the night sky, where it will twinkle and glow, so that the fisherman will always have light to guide him home safely.

This book would be a great way to compare world folklore with newer stories, just as modern variations on fairytale are used. The Fisherman's Daughter has an eye for patterns and carefully considers where each one should go, creating certain patterns as she works. It seems that we can step upon each magical mosaic piece of the sky beneath which the fisherman’s daughter waits and creates. When she chases after him he throws the stars to the sky placing them imperfectly unlike her placements. This would be a useful story for increasing the diversity of traditional tales and literature in the classroom.

When the sun finds her sobbing one night, he takes one of his rays and smashes it onto the ground, creating the stars and giving the girl the task of putting them into the dark night sky. Since the main idea in most folklore pieces is clear and focused, this could be used in a grade like third grade when they are just beginning to refine their comprehension strategies. How the Stars Came to Be is a beautifully illustrated story of a girl who is concerned about her father (a fisherman) getting home safely at night when the moon is not present in the sky. This folktale tells the origin story of how the stars we see in the sky and constellations came to be what they are. You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods.A beautifully designed, deluxe edition of Poonam Mistry's CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal shortlisted children’s book, with a newly illustrated cover printed on a satin silk finish book cloth, with gold detailing and edges. There are sparking stars, shimmering pieces of fabric, and flowing locks of hair carefully placed on the pages.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.however, although i love it when a book keeps to a theme the theme continued to the writing which made it difficult to read (dark font on dark background).

This beautifully illustrated story gives us a new folk tale, and a new way to look up at the night sky. Mama Polar Bear tells her cubs about what lies outside their den, and reassures them not to worry or be frightened: ‘hush now, you’re snug with me. You guys are such a force for good and I am a passionate supporter of Indie booksellers, so I'm so happy this worked out well (I'd love to know how many books were sold if you have it to hand - it felt like quite a lot! You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

When the sun finds her sobbing one night, he takes one of his rays and shatters it onto the ground, creating the stars and giving the girl the task of putting them into the dark night sky. Therefore, this story would be helpful for illustrating to children that when a great deal of effort and care is put into a project or activity, there are great rewards. When I encountered Poonam Mistry's art for the first time in You're Snug with Me, I knew I had found a new favorite illustrator and quickly tracked down all her books in my library district.