American Tall Tales

by Adrien Stoutenburg

Overview

Eight exciting classic American Tall Tales! This collection includes the famed stories of Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Stormalong, Mike Fink, Davy Crockett, Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, and Joe Magarac, with evocative illustrations by Richard M. Powers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780140309287
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	10/28/1976
Series:	Puffin Book Series
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	486,055
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.31(d)
Lexile:	910L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Adrien Stoutenberg was a poet and writer of children's fiction. Having written over forty books, she is best known for her poetry collection Heroes, Advise Us, which was the 1964 Lamont Poetry Selection.

Richard M. Powers was a prolific illustrator, best known for his work illustrating science fiction book covers such as Pebble in the Sky.

Editorial Reviews

"Told by a poet with a poet's ear for the impact of words, these American mavericks walk and talk across the pages in a free, wide way, as they walked and talked across the free, wide America of pioneer days."—Publishers Weekly

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