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Swamp angel
Swamp Angel can lasso a tornado, and drink an entire lake dry. She single-handedly defeats the fearsome bear known as Thundering Tarnation, wrestling him from the top of the Great Smoky Mountains to the bottom of a deep lake. Caldecott Medal-winning artist Paul O. Zelinsky's stunning folk-art paintings are the perfect match for the irony, exaggeration, and sheer good humor of this original tall…
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- 051488006992
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 30 cm
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- I
Jangles : a big fish story
Breathtaking oil paintings bursting with energy pull readers along into Big Lake, the home of Jangles, the biggest fish anyone has seen. Fishing alone at dusk, a boy feels a tug on his line and comes face-to-face with the gigantic trout--whose enormous jaw is covered with so many lures and fish hooks that he jingles and jangles when he swims. Terrified by the sight, the boy is shocked when Jang…
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- 9780545143127
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- F63
Pecos Bill : a tall tale
"The anecdotes associated with Texas's fabled cowboy hero burst from the pages in rapid succession, Kellogg's robust illustrations enlarging and enriching the energetic text."--School Library Journal. "A read-aloud treat....One of Kellogg's best."--Booklist.
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- 0590411101
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- 398 KEL
Very short tall tales to read together
Using traditional reading teaching techniques (alliteration, rhyme, and repetition), this book is perfect for inviting young children to read along with peers or an adult for the first time. With clear, color-coded typography, and sly, lively illustrations, this collection is sure to entertain while encouraging reading skills and interaction with others. Readers will relish these new twists …
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- 9780316183291
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- You Read to Me, I'll Read to You
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- 398 HOB
American tall tales
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. …
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- 0590569309
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- 115 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- 398 OSB
Tall tales
A collection of eight tall tales featuring such legendary heroes as Finn McCoul, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Sally Ann Crockett, and John Darling
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- 0811424065
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- 79 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- FolkTales From Around The World
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- 398 TAL
Paul Bunyan and other tall tales
This collection of stories includes amazing and funny stories about the greatest American legends. Read about the adventures of logging legend Paul Bunyan or ride down a raging river with Sal Fink. Sail the high seas with Stormalong or discover how Bess Call could wrestle the strongest, toughest men alive. Meet railroad hero John Henry, sharpshooter Annie Oakley, and fun-loving Johnny Appleseed…
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- 9780439291545
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- 107 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- Scholastic Junior Classics
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- 398 MAS
Bragging Reggie
There's a new kid at school and he brags about everything. He even brags about the great birthday party he's organising. But even Nolan can't guess what's going to happen there!
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- 9780143300113
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- 78 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- Aussie Bites
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