Heroes of the Night Sky: The Greek Myths Behind the Constellations - Hardcover

Heroes Of The Night Sky is a beautiful and magical title that will appeal to anyone with even a passing interest in mythology or the constellations. --Association of Illustrators The Ancient Greeks found patterns in the stars and told stories of the gods, heroes, adventures, and battles that lay behind these formations. This gorgeous book brings the tales of twelve key constellations to life, including Ursa Major, Andromeda, Pegasus, Orion, Scorpius, and others. Each story is concisely recounted on a page that then opens out to provide a three-page canvas for Tom Kindley's striking graphic narrative. Luxuriantly packaged with fabric binding, gold metallic printing, and a fold-out star map, this is a spectacular book that will appeal to older children and adults alike. --matthewcwinner

The Ancient Greeks found patterns in the stars and told stories of the gods and heroes that lay behind these formations. This book brings the tales of 10 key constellations to life, including Ursa Major, Andromeda, Pegasus and Orion. Stories of love and death, of jealousy, deceit and yearning, open out over three pages, providing a wide canvas for Tom Kindley’s strikingly beautiful illustrations.