Upstarts like Davy Crockett, giants like Paul Bunyan, and gentle souls like Johnny Appleseed are among the nine Tall heroes featured in this exuberant, wildly exaggerated, and witty collection of traditional American folk tales.
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..
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.
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.
Full-color illustrations.
Upstarts like Davy Crockett, giants like Paul Bunyan, and gentle souls like Johnny Appleseed are among the nine Tall heroes featured in this exuberant, wildly exaggerated, and witty collection of traditional American folk tales
