Gilchrist, Cherry,

Sun-day, moon-day : how the week was made / Cherry Gilchrist and Amanda Hall. - [First edition]. - 80 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Sunday: The chariot of the sun (ancient Greek) -- Monday: The buried moon (old English) -- Tuesday: Minerva and Arachne (Roman) -- Wednesday: Odin and the magic mead (Norse) -- Thursday: The battle of Marduk and Tiamat (Babylonian) -- Friday: Ishtar's journey into the underworld (Babylonian) -- Saturday: The children of Cronus (ancient Greek) -- Did you know that ...? -- Days and deities of the week.

Text: Cherry Gilchrist; illustrations: Amanda Hall.

Presents the stories behind the names of the days of the week.

1901223639 9781901223637 1901223000 9781901223002 0684853582 9780684853581


Days--Juvenile literature.
Week--Juvenile literature.
Mythology--Juvenile literature.
Days--Folklore.
Week--Folklore.
Days.
Mythology.
Week.

Time Global Design/Section-UK [Book Design]


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Juvenile works.
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