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Title:
Dot to dot in the sky : stories of the aurora
Personal Author EPSB:
Year Published:
2015
Physical Description:
68 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
The mysterious lights -- Science of the aurora : Earth's magnetic field -- Folklore around the world : other names for the aurora -- The aurora as an omen : superstitions -- The aurora as fire : auroral height and color -- Aurora dancers : auroral movement -- Sky spirits (Inuit) : auroral sound -- Skirnir's journey (Norse) : views from outer space -- The Valkyries (Norse) -- Eos' wish (Greek) : forecasting auroras -- The rainbow belt (Wabanaki/Algonquin) : environmental effects -- Land of eternal memory (Mi'kmaq/French Canadian) : magnetic storms -- Searching for auroras -- Enjoying the aurora through facts and fiction.
Awards:
2017 Spring ASLC review Alberta School Library Council
Added Author:
ISBN:
9781770502109
Publisher:
Vancouver, BC : Whitecap Books, [2016]
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