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American Tall Tales

Book Description


This superb collection of larger-than-life folk heroes aptly represents America's robust early days, perfectly capturing the vitality of the men and women who carved a new country out of the North American wilderness. Author Mary Pope Osborne supplies a fascinating introduction to each tale and then gives her own original twist to the telling of it. Scott Snivley takes the listener on a ... More
Book Information
PublisherAudioGO
BindingAudible Audio Edition (13 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-10B008GRB8JQ
Publication Date06/28/2012
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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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