American Tall Tales

Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307982599
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134

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 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.

A Tall Tale about the Dog with the Polka Dotted Tail

Author: Ash Gilpin
Publisher: Bookbaby
ISBN: 9781532380525
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"A Tall Tale About The Dog With The Polka Dotted Tail" is a cute and lovable story about an outcast dog, with a most unusual tail, who learns that he is perfect just the way he is.

Build, Dogs, Build

Author: James Horvath
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062357077
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

Book Description
Beginning readers will love this I Can Read adventure starring a doggy construction crew, gently adapted from James Horvath’s popular picture book of the same title. Top dog Duke and his crew of construction-worker dogs are ready to knock down an old building and build up a shiny new one. With cranes, bulldozers, dump trucks, and cement mixers all on the job, these busy dogs have a lot to do. Will they finish the new building in time? Build, Dogs, Build is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.

Otis Steele and the Taileebone!

Author: Tom McDermott
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781455617364
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
A trapper gets his comeuppance in this Southern tall tale! Otis Steele was a hungry old trapper near Uncertain, Texas. One night he cut the tail off a strange creature as it ran away from him, and he fried it up and ate it with gusto. Otis filled his belly and went to bed, but as he lay alone in his cabin, he heard the wind begin to howl. Young readers will chill to the thrills of this rhyming story when the creature returns, looking for his "taileebone."

Tall Tale Trouble

Author: Jennifer Dussling
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780448417196
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
After Kiki hears a noise in the woods, her imagination runs wild?much to her embarrassment when the ?truth? finally emerges from the bushes.Jennifer Dussling lives in Highland Park, NJ.Lyndon Mosse lives in New York City.

Mater's Tall Tales

Author:
Publisher: RH/Disney
ISBN: 9780736426381
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In this collection of tales, Mater spins his stories of his past as a matador, a daredevil stunt car, and the hero of a rescue-squad unit.

Ten Tall Tales

Author: Seuss
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
ISBN: 9780007258598
Category : Children's stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Here, combined in one volume, are ten of Dr. Seuss' tallest tales, taken from three of his best-loved storybooks -- The Sneetches, Yurtle the Turtle, and I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! Packed with zany pictures and hilarious rhymes, the tales make enchanting bedtime reading.

Tall Tails Secret Book Club

Author: CeeCee James
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
A mysterious mansion, a suspicious death, and a cat too smart for its own good...When Laura Lee took the summer job as a housekeeper at the old Thornberry Estate, she knew it was a creepy place, but she had no idea how creepy. Mrs. Fitzwater warned her to keep her mind on her work and her nose in her own business, but one thing after another leads her astray, between the mansion giving up its puzzles as she goes about her work, fun secrets to share with the clever ladies in her book club who are always up for a mystery, and a cat that seems to know more than she does. The death of a chauffeur just outside the estate gates changes everything and suddenly creepy turns to deadly as Laura Lee finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation. When the police seem unable to solve the crime, can Laura Lee and her intrepid club find the killer before the killer finds Laura Lee?

Cut from the Same Cloth

Author: Robert D. San Souci
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613284585
Category : Tales
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In these folklore stories, the women of the U.S. typify the strength, bravery, and humor of many regions and cultures

Elf

Author: David Berenbaum
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780843107623
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
This is the story of Buddy Hobbs, an elf who feels a little out of place at the North Pole. But what Buddy lacks in elfin abilities, he makes up for in Christmas cheer!