american tall tales by mary pope osborne

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. Title: American Tall Tales By: Mary Pope Osborne Format: Hardcover Number of Pages: 115 Vendor: Random House Publication Date: 1991: Dimensions: 11.16 X 8.26 X 0. a six-part series of the Odyssey, a book of American Tall Tales. 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. Haunted Castle On Hallows Eve Magic Tree House 30 Mary Pope Osborne is to handMagic.

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. American Tall Tales by Mary Pope Osborne: 9780679800897 : Books The perfect addition to every family’s home library and just right for sharing aloud, American Tall Tales introduces readers to America’s first. American Tall Tales (Hardcover) by Michael McCurdy (Illustrator) (shelved 1 time as homeschool-american-history) avg rating 3.

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. Juvenile Fiction, Mythology, Short Stories, Historical Fiction

American tall tales by mary pope osborne