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Lore of the Deep: Folklore & Wisdom from the Watery Wilds
Author(s): Claire Cock-Starkey
Folklore & Mythology | Stage 3 | 3b. Middle Readers - Non-fiction
Discover the world beneath the waves with this magically illustrated treasury of folklore from the ocean deeps.
Do you know the story of the ghost ship Mary Celeste? Or the myths behind seaquakes and tsunamis? Have you heard of Nanaue, the Hawaiian King of the Sharks?
For millennia, humans have lived on and around the sea, relying on it for food, trade and exploration. The myths, folktales and lore that have washed up from that relationship are as mysterious as they are varied - here, they're set down in a diverse and engaging format for readers 6-12 years old.
Lore of the Deep takes readers out to sea and onto the tides of time to discover the myriad answers to our most ancient questions. Divided into six chapters:
Mythical Seas & Oceans
Creatures of the Seas & Oceans
Seafarers
Stormy Waters
Ocean Landscapes
Ominous Oceans
You will uncover the ancient traditions of sailors, shapeshifting underwater spirits, stories that explain the origin of the world's oceans, and the gods and goddesses believed to rule over the deep.
Product Information
Claire Cock-Starkey is an author who worked with Ben Schott on his hugely successful Miscellanies and Almanacs. She has worked for BBC Radio 4 andwritten many other miscellanies and fact-filled books on history, libraries, words, books and museums, including: Penguins, Pineapples and Pangolins (British Library, 2016), The Book Lovers' Miscellany (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2017). She is happiest perched in the British Library reading rooms surrounded by a pile of obscure and fascinating books, researching her next book.
General Fields
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- : Quarto Publishing PLC
- : Quarto Publishing PLC
- : 0.499859
- : 01 October 2024
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- : books
Special Fields
- : Claire Cock-Starkey
- : Claire Cock-Starkey
- : 80
- : 80
- : 398.26
- : 398.26
- : English
- : English
- : Stacey Rozich
- : Stacey Rozich
- : Hardback
- : Hardback