American Tall Tales (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780679800897)

The perfect addition to every family's home library and just right for sharing aloud, American Tall Tales introduces readers to America's first folk heroes in nine wildly exaggerated and downright funny stories.

Here are Paul Bunyan, that king-sized lumberjack who could fell "ten white pines with a single swing"; John Henry, with his mighty hammer; Mose, old New York's biggest, bravest fireman; Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, who could "outgrin, outsnort, outrun, outlift, outsneeze, outsleep, outlie any varmint"; and other uniquely American characters, together in one superb collection.

In the tradition of the original nineteenth-century storytellers, Mary Pope Osborne compiles, edits, and adds her own two cents' worth--and also supplies fascinating historical headnotes. Michael McCurdy's robust colored wood engravings recall an earlier time, perfectly capturing all the vitality of the men and women who carved a new country out of the North American wilderness.

Author: Mary Pope Osborne
ISBN-10: 0679800891
ISBN-13: 9780679800897
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/24/1991
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 11.16h x 8.26w x 0.61d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 70185 / American Tall Tales


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/15/1992 pg. 1352
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1991 - Recommended, Satisfactory
School Library Journal 11/01/1997
Publishers Weekly 10/18/1991
School Library Journal 12/01/1991
PW Notes and Reprints 01/30/2006 pg. 71