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Use the star map to the left to create your own constellation. Then create a story for that constellation. How did it become immortalized in the stars? Finally, once the sun sets, go out and find your constellation!

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Star Stories

Star Stories

Use the star map to the left to create your own constellation. Then create a story for that constellation. How did it become immortalized in the stars? Finally, once the sun sets, go out and find your constellation!