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Author
Lexile measure
670L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Old Maynard Jenkins tells about the terrible blizzard that occurred one Christmas when he was a boy, when the weather was so cold in Lizzard, Indiana, that Santa Claus moved his workshop there and it snowed for two weeks straight.
5) Whopper cake
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Grandad bakes Grandma a whopper of a birthday cake. Includes recipe and directions for chocolate cake.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Ever hear of a feller named John Henry? They say he was born with a 10-pound hammer in his hand! As a man, John was the fastest steel drivin' man helpin' to build the railroad. So when a stranger challenged mighty John to take on a steam drill, what do you think that John Henry did? Kick off yer' boots and listen to this fascinatin' tale of John Henry and the steam drill.
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Peg, a big strapping seven-year-old lass who has caught everything else in the sea, joins the crew of the whaling ship Viper and sets out to catch herself a whale.
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 680L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A boy tries to convince his teacher that the reason he is late for school is that, over and over, he had to undo the damage being caused by the wind, from tearing laundry off the line to blowing away street signs.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Ever hear of a feller named Pecos Bill? They say he fell off his family's covered wagon and was raised by wolves! But did you know that Pecos Bill once tamed a colossal cyclone from rippin' up the West? Kick off yer boots and listen to this fascinatin' tale of Pecos Bill.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Ever hear of a feller named Davy Crockett? Folks say he fell from the sky with a coonskin on his head and a smile on his face. But did you know he saved steamers on the Mighty Mississippi from a giant gator? Yesiree, that Davy Crockett roughed up that ol gator real good! Kick off yer boots and listen to this fascinatin' tale of Davy Crockett.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (31 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Presents the tall tale of legendary figure Pecos Bill, spotlighting his many varied adventures which ranged from taming a wild horse to roping and riding a tornado.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Lexile measure
600L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (31 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Relates the tall tale of Paul Bunyan, the legendary figure who was taller than the trees and whose exploits include forming the Great Lakes and carving the Grand Canyon with his axe.
16) Pecos Bill
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
Español
Description
Relates some of the legends of Pecos Bill, a cowboy who was raised by wild animals, once roped a whole herd of cattle at once, and invented Texas chili.
17) Big fish
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Widescreen ver. (1.85:1)
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
William Bloom is a young man who never really knew his now dying father, Edward, outside of the tall tales his dad told him about growing up. During Edward's last days, William and his wife Josephine hold a bedside vigil next to the old man as he recollects elaborate memories of his youth. Still doubting the legends and folklore, William makes a journey to meet a mysterious woman from whom Edward had bought property.
18) Bone: Tall tales
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st Scholastic ed.
Lexile measure
GN 560L
Physical Desc
108 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Long before the Bone cousins were ever lost in the uncharted forest of the Valley, Big Johnson Bone, the discoverer of the Rolling Bone River, founded Boneville. But little is known of the mighty explorer's adventures before he started his famous trading post. So when Smiley sits down with a group of young scouts to retell the legendary stories of Boneville's origins, what they hear are wild antics complete with Rat Creatures, Dragons, and a snarky...
19) Paul Bunyan
Author
Series
Lexile measure
430L
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Relates some of the legends of Paul Bunyan, a lumberjack said to be taller than the trees, who had a pet ox named Babe that he once hitched to a road that took too long to travel and had her pull it straight.