Illus. in full color. When the vain, pompous Ichabod Crane tries to steal away Brom Bones's true love, Bones maneuvers a meeting between his rival and the legendary Headless Horseman.
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Kindergarten-Grade 3-- In sharp contrast to Irving's eloquent and flowing language, this easy-to-read version of the classic story recounts the major premise in simplified prose. All of the key players are here and retain their distinctive personalities, while some events and circumstances have been left out. Standiford introduces Ichabod's love and admiration for Katrina almost immediately, omitting their initial teacher-student relationship. At the same time, the schoolmaster's fascination with ghosts and the supernatural is adequately developed. Nice, shadowy, colored-pencil drawings that are dark as well as humorous and expressive, complement the text. --Rita Soltan, Baldwin Public Library, Birmingham, MI
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"Nice, shadowy, colored-pencil drawings that are dark as well as humorous and expressive, complement the text."--School Library Journal.
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Natalie Standiford was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, but now lives in New York City. She plays bass in the rock bands Tiger Beat (featuring fellow YA writers Libba Bray, Dan Ehrenhaft, and Barney Miller) and Ruffian. Find out more at her web site: www.nataliestandiford.com.
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Ghost Story for Kids,
This review is from: The Headless Horseman (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) (Paperback)
This is a children's version of the Washington Irving ghost story. My 7-year-old son read it in one afternoon and loved it. This will get any child reading who is the least bit interested in scary stories. Especially recommended for kids who are a little too young for Goosebumps but desperately want to read them.
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Headless Horseman,
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This review is from: The Headless Horseman (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) (Paperback)
My son LOVES this story, in all its many versions. Easy reading(second grade) and lovely illustrations. A must have for those who love to be "spooked"!
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Faithful to the Washington Irving's short story,
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I was very pleased with this retelling of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Donald Cook's illustrations will especially help in bringing the action to life for children. This book offers parents and children an opportunity to discuss the action and what they believe may have been the outcome based on the mysterious ending of the story. As other reviewers maintain, this is a great spooky story for kids.
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Once there was a town called Sleepy Hollow. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Headless Horseman, Brom Bones, Ichabod Crane, Sleepy Hollow New!
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Once there was a town called Sleepy Hollow. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Headless Horseman, Brom Bones, Ichabod Crane, Sleepy Hollow New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Wildside Fantasy Classic) by Washington Irving in Front Matter
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving in Front Matter
- My Story by Charlie George in Back Matter
- The Howard Street Tutoring Manual, Second Edition: Teaching At-Risk Readers in the Primary Grades by EdD Darrell Morris EdD on page 166
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