How The Stars Came To Be (Hardback)

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The distinctive patterns in her illustrations which are both bold and delicate, and her colour palette of deep shades of blue threaded with gold, yellow and bronze, complement the story perfectly. She graduated in 2010 with a degree in Graphic Design and Illustration from the University of Hertfordshire. Your selection was perfect for our children and what really made the difference was your ability to engage with each child, discuss their interests and help them to choose a suitable book based on your extensive knowledge of the books you were selling.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. This is a lovely traditional tale which provides an alternative, yet enchanting, reason for the stars coming to exist in the sky. Mistry incorporates her Indian roots into her art, and draws from Indian folklore to create this tale. Poonam’s work is drawn by hand with black ink before she uses computer software to add colour and adjust the composition of her illustrations.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.

I actually didn’t know it would be a children’s book and I plan to gladly donate it to my local library who does not have a copy.The daughter of a fisherman worries about her father when he is out in his boat at night, so is thankful to the moon for lighting his way. As such, links could be made with the PSHE curriculum for introducing tolerance and respect for one another’s belief systems. She loves folklore tales and stories of Hindu gods and goddesses and these have been a rich source of inspiration in a number of her illustrations. 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. How the Stars Came To Be is about the story of a Fisherman's daughter who was worried about her father when the moon was not in the 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. Bring out all the adjectives and accolades for the visually-stunning illustrations in this picture book. 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.

Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example. 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). There was just the right amount of choice to suit everyone without being overwhelming and I received comments from parents and staff about the quality of books offered compared to previous sales which have always been based around current crazes and well known celebrity authors. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This is just a great balance on a folk-tale style story (I think it's original) and absolutely breathtaking artwork.

It’s a fantastic independent book seller that will actually be responsive and select appropriate books for you. A mischievous monkey steals the stars, and in the ensuing struggle all the stars fly up into the sky. The palette of rich reds, golden ochres and cool blues are set against a velvety black background, creating a stunning picture book that will make a treasured gift. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.A cute story of a daughters genisis of constelstions and the milky way to guide her fisherfather home lavisly illustrated. I'm not sure I would give five stars to the story itself, but with the illustrations I really can't do anything but give a five star rating. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This story has some of the most beautiful artwork, and gives children a great way to think about how the stars got to be in the places they are in, and why they make the constellations they do.