Skylore from Planet Earth:
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“Tale of Yawira & the Opossum”
(Barasana Tribe,
The Tale of Yawira and the Opossum is told by the Barasana people of southeast
Beautiful Yawira was known as the Mother of the Sky. She fell in love with Tinamou Chief. The tinamou is a ground bird that is associated with the sun because of its yellow feathers. Yawira and Tinamou planned a
Opossum overheard the plan. He wanted Yawira for himself and so scurried ahead to switch the feathers so that the yellow tail feathers of the japu marked the way to his own ho
One day, while bathing in the stream, Yawira saw Tinamou Chief. She swam downstream to him, but Opossum followed. Tinamou and Opossum argued and fought for Yawira. Tinamou Chief won and Opossum was killed.
Just as opossum had predicted, at the mo
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Opossum is represented in the sum
When Opossum dies and the Pleiades disappear from the night sky in May, the long rainy wint
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About the Book
The starry night sky has always filled us with wonder. Down through the ages we have looked to the skies and have seen images of our heroes, gods, and monsters. Storytellers have illustrated their mythologies and legends with it, passing on to future generations the customs of their people. Many of these stories have survived to the present.
In this Skylore from Planet Earth we explore so
Six books in this series will feature other sky pheno
About the Author
During her over thirty years of teaching, Dayle Brown specialized in planetarium education, finding that a planetarium is the perfect classroom for teaching astronomy related subjects. She discovered that storytelling beco
In 1993 and 1994 Ms. Brown served as co-director of NSF Leadership Institutes in astronomy and space science, and in 2001 was a writer for Indiana Science Curriculum Fra
As the owner/director of Pegasus Productions, Ms. Brown provides astronomy related presentations to schools and the public. She presents papers and workshops on planetarium education and storytelling under the stars at professional conferences.
Ms. Brown left the classroom to continue her work as a planetarium educator and to pursue her love of art. Her watercolor paintings have shown in area museums and galleries.
Ms. Brown lives with her husband, David Piser, in