tall tales

A collection of tall tales about Josh McBroom, a man who buys eighty acres of Iowa farmland, only to discover they are all stacked on top of each other at the bottom of a muddy pond.

Having moved to Montana from Tennessee in the 1830s, fearless Angelica Longrider--also known as Swamp Angel--changes the state's landscape, tames a wild horse, and captures some desperadoes.

Relates some of the exploits of Pecos Bill, the extraordinary cowboy who was raised by coyotes, rode a mountain lion, and used a rattle snake as a rope.

Recounts the life of the extraordinary lumberjack whose unusual size and strength brought him many fantastic adventures.

Henry and Eve are going through a phase of fighting with each other all the time, and their battle quickly escalates from arguing over a toy to leaving a path of destruction across the United States and beyond.

Having moved to Montana from Tennessee in the 1830s, fearless Angelica Longrider--also known as Swamp Angel--changes the state's landscape, tames a wild horse, and captures some desperadoes.

Presents more than twenty short stories by nineteenth-century American author Mark Twain--including "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and "How to Tell a Story"--and an essay on the author by Charles Neider.

A collection of folktale scripts designed for developing reading fluency in grades three and four.

Weaves together the elements of a tall tale so that students see firsthand how a new tall tale based on a familiar character unfolds and evolves.

Readers will love the folk tales describing the exploits of Bunyan and his pet, Babe the Blue Ox. Amusing images accompany the lively text, while fact boxes shed some light on each story’s origins.