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Author
Publisher
Quarrier Press
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
If you were ever a teenager in a small town then you know that the police don't always have enough to do. And so they come looking for you. Being conscientious young men, Skeeter and I endeavored to participate in activities which allowed local law enforcement to practice the skills that they had learned at the Academy. From creative way[s] to strike in "Strike Anywhere Matches," to "Jell-O Balloons," to subversive reasons to read in "There Are Things...
Author
Series
Publisher
August House Audio
Pub. Date
p2001.
Language
English
Description
There stands a bridge: Bil's version of Paul's favorite story, featuring the Monster Stick, a thousand dollars, a flat tire, and a mighty long bridge.
The seventh second: A CS&X coal car, a unique Swiss Army knife and some classic West Virginian ingenuity.
Jonah: the real story: Running away from God? Jump a train!
Buck ain't no ordinary dog: Bil tells how he tried to cure his hunting dog, Buck, of his gunshyness.
The Monster Stick's last ride:...
Author
Publisher
Old City Press
Pub. Date
p1997.
Language
English
Description
Travelling storyteller Joel ben Izzy takes us for a wild ride in this collection of tales about his liver lovin' days, train hopping hobos, moose turd pie and more. As with Joel ben Izzy's other award winning CDs and tapes, this one is a mix of classic tales along with his own adaptations. The title story tells of his disgust when he found, as a kid, that he would have to eat liver (yuck!), and how he went from there to liking liver, loving it in...
4) Stormalong
Author
Language
English
Description
Recounts some of the astounding adventures of the legendary New England sea captain who could tie an octopus in knots.
11) Tall tales
Author
Series
Once upon another time volume 2
Language
English
Description
Seeking revenge from his loss in the Cursed City, the Golden King starts spreading shadow magic over the kingdoms, and according the fairy queens sacred book, only Lena can defeat him and his dark spells, but first she must prove she is worthy but completing three challenges.
12) Women of wonder
Series
Tell me a story volume 3
Publisher
Universal Press Syndicate
Pub. Date
c2009.
Language
English
Description
Legendary heroines and goddesses seek and struggle, win and lose, laugh and cry in magical stories and marvelous music from around the world.
Publisher
Rabbit Ears
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Davy Crockett: Follow the escapades of America's ultimate backwoods hero as he travels the frontier in his trademark coonskin cap in search of adventure and brags his way into history at the Battle of the Alamo.
Rip Van Winkle: This Washington Irving classic tells the story of likeable but lazy Rip Van Winkle, who shared a strange brew with some mysterious strangers and fell into a deep sleep for 20 years. He discovers when he finally wakes that...
Author
Publisher
Greathall Productions
Pub. Date
p2003.
Language
English
Description
You will laugh out loud as you meet Paul Bunyan, taller than the trees and mightier than the rivers; Johnny Appleseed, whose gentle generosity makes him a beloved legend; Pecos Bill, whose outrageous Texas-sized exploits make him the greatest of all cowboys; and Jim's original tale of the Wild West.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The Civil War may be over, but times are not substantially improved for the freed Black citizens of Walkerton, Georgia, who are shunned by the white folks of the surrounding towns. One day, though, ol' Rootilla Redgums and her grandson, Julius Jefferson, arrive. Rootilla teaches the citizens of Walkerton how to make all sorts of beautiful things, and the white people can't get enough. But some aren't so happy. When a hooded mob threatens to burn...
18) Mark Binder's tall tales, whoppers, lies and other mistakes: live at the New England Folk Festival
Author
Publisher
Light Publications
Pub. Date
p2002.
Language
English
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