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“Just as the Beloved Woman had said, the great dog never returned to bother the people. But where it ran across the sky was left that pattern of the stars the Cherokee call Gil'liutsun stanun'yi, 'the place where the dog ran.' That is how the Milky Way came to be.“

I would use this book in my classroom because it is again of a culturally diverse story and would spark a lot of imagination about the stars and space in general, including the galaxy and Milky Way.

The Story of the Milky Way: A Cherokee Tale written by Joseph Bruchac and Gayle Ross. This is based on a Cherokee Tale so it follows the traditional tale of how the Milky Way was created. This book was engaging and creative and taught me the possibilities of how the Milky Way was made.

“It ran across the sky until the people could see it no longer. But the cornmeal that has spilled from its mouth remained behind as a great band of light across the night sky. Each grain of cornmeal that fell became a star.”

This was so cool to read. I love learning about legends and this was a great one!

The Story of the Milky Way by Joseph Bruchac is a piece of traditional literature. It was written in 1995. This book is about a Cherokee story that has been passed on for ages. This book tells the legend of how The Milky Way was created from cornmeal that a spiked dog was stealing from Cherokee elders. This gave me a lot of insight on this culture and was interesting to read. The illustrations were also amazing!

I think the children would enjoy this book. I would read it to them and discuss what a tale is.

The Story of The Milky Way by Joseph Bruchac and Gayle Ross. This story is a Cherokee Tale which I found very interesting. I liked how the authors put the origin of the story in the book. I really enjoyed this tale I have never heard of it before. I thought it was cool that the story was told through the child who heard it from the “old people.”

“Each grain of cornmeal that fell became a star.”

Cute story on the Milky Way! I think it would use the kids imagination in regards to how things come to be the way they are.

The Story of the Milky Way is a Cherokee Tale written by Joseph Bruchac and Gayle Ross. It was published in 1995 and is about how the Milky Way came to be. A spirit dog had been stealing the cornmeal from the old people‘s home. Their grandson was determined to figure out the problem! After discovering it was a dog, the community came together to scare the dog back into the sky forming the Milky Way.

“The great dog never returned to bother the people.”

The cornmeal becoming the stars

Amazing book on how the Milky Way came to be. Published in 1995, the Cherokee myth is a story of how cornmeal became the stars we see today. Love the connection of the dog to the story and how he scattered the stars. Great illustrations as well

“Each grain of cornmeal that fell became a star”

The Story of the Milky Way by Joseph Bruchac was written in 1995. It is a cherokee tale that tells the story of how the milky way came to be. This book was a great read. The illustrations in this book do a very great job at helping tell the story. The dark colors used really set the tone of when the story was taking place.