tall tales

After saving a rattlesnake's life out in the desert, Joe discovers the snake has followed him home and although his father is annoyed and the neighbors terrified, the snake soon proves his worth as a pet and protector.

Introduces the legend of Paul Bunyan, describing the lumberjack's immense strength, faithful friend Babe the Blue Ox, and their work to clear America's frontiers for farming.

Super-cowboy Pecos Bill leaps onto the back of a monstrous cyclone and rides it like a bucking bronco, creating, in the process, the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and Death Valley.

Recounts some of the astounding adventures of the legendary New England sea captain who could tie an octopus in knots.

Legendary cowboy Pecos Bill invents the ten-gallon hat after trying several different and unusual ways to protect his head from the hot Texas sun.

Relates some of the exploits of Paul Bunyan, a lumberjack said to be taller than the trees whose pet was a blue ox named Babe.

Retells the life of the legendary steel driver of early railroad days who challenged the steam hammer to a steel-driving contest.

A rhyming story about a girl named Prickly Rose, who follows her ten-foot tall sister Sitka north, riding orcas, and reshaping Alaska's coasts and mountains.

Peggony-Po, carved out of wood by his father, a one-legged whaler, determines to catch the huge whale that ate his father?s leg.

"When a classmate wins a contest, Brad brags about how he won an even bigger contest. When another student breaks his arm, Brad blabs about how he broke BOTH his arms AND his legs. Children and adults will get a real kick out of Brad's tall tales as he learns the difference between being a "pull-upper" and a "one-upper!"--Provided by Publisher.