american tall tales by mary pope osborne

The perfect addition to every familys home library and just right for sharing. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Read American Tall Tales by Mary Pope Osborne available from Rakuten Kobo. 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. American Tall Tales (Hardcover) by Michael McCurdy (Illustrator) (shelved 1 time as homeschool-american-history) avg rating 3. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. 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. American Tall Tales - Kindle edition by Osborne, Mary Pope, McCurdy, Michael.

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.

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.

American tall tales by mary pope osborne