Name: American Tall Tales
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Author: Mary Pope Osborne
ISBN: 9780679800897

Type

Physical Book

Author

Mary Pope Osborne

Illustrated by

Michael McCurdy

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Year

1991

Language

English

Pages

128

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

28.3 x 21.0 x 1.5 cm

Weight

0.68 kg.

ISBN

0679800891

ISBN13

9780679800897

Synopsis "American Tall Tales"

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.

Mary Pope Osborne

(Author)

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Nació el 20 de mayo de 1949 en Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Estudió Arte Dramático en la Universidad de Carolina del Norte. Ha sido por dos años presidenta del Author´s Guild, la asociación de escitores más relevante de Estados Unidos. Durante algún tiempo vivió en Creta, una isla griega, donde surge su interés por la mitología.

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