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American Tall Tales
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 52 Ratings and 24 Reviews

Book Description


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 b... More
Book Information
PublisherAudio Bookshelf
BindingAudio Cassette (13 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages25
ISBN-10188333277X
ISBN-13978-1883332778
Publication Date01/01/2002
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About Mary Pope Osborne (Author) : Growing Up I grew up in the military. By the time I was fifteen I had lived in Oklahoma, Austria, Florida, and four different army posts in Virginia and North Carolina. Moving was never traumatic for... more
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About Scott Snively (Narrator) : Scott Snively is a published narrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Scott Snively include A Separate Peace, American Tall Tales.
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11/17/2009 jacklyn curb said:
This book explores the lives and adventures of nine American legends. Each story gives a brief summary on the history of the character incorporating facts and opinions. The stories are episodic and contain linear plots within each. The stories end with how the legend of each still lives on. The sett... more

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