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Ghost Stories from the Pacific Northwest (American Storytelling) (American Folklore Series) [Hardcover]

Margaret Read MacDonald (Author)


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March 2, 2006 9 and up4 and upAmerican Folklore Series
Here is a ghostly gazetteer chronicling the numerous contemporary accounts of Northwestern hauntings and other strange happenings reported in British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon.

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Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  • Hardcover: 254 pages
  • Publisher: August House (March 2, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0874834368
  • ISBN-13: 978-0874834369
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,048,835 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Margaret Read MacDonald travels the world telling stories....always on the lookout for more great folktales to share. She shapes these found stories into tellable tales which anyone can share with ease. Filling her folktale collections with these delightful tales, she creates perfect read alouds for you and your family. MRM wants everyone to experience the joy of a beautifully told tale. She hopes you will read them a few times...then put down the book...put down the electronic device...and just TELL the story to your children!

Some of her favorite folktales she expands into picture books...hopefully with delightfully readable language while will roll right out of your mouth. Share them with your children and then....act the tales out! Revisit the tales by TELLING them! At bedtime. While on the road. Fill your pockets with great stories to share wherever you go.

Joining her Folklore Ph.D. with her 30 plus years as a children's librarian, Margaret brings folktales to life in playful, lilting language which should delight both reader and listener.

See her performance schedule at: www.margaretreadmaconald.com

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First Sentence:
A surprising number of Northwesterners find themselves living with ghosts. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
usual surroundings after death, haunts store, hides articles, haunts restaurant, haunts theater, drags furniture, haunts room, invisible ghost, throw furniture, perfume odor, gray clothing, ghost laid, resident spirit, building inhabited, ghostly presence
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pacific Northwest, University of Oregon, Seattle Times, Doug Clark, Kathryn Robinson, Seattle Weekly, True Stories, Vancouver Sun, Native American, Port Townsend, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Tacoma News Tribune, Tillamook Rock, Capitol Hill, Kathleen Merryman, Dingle House, Klamath Lady, Paul Andrews, Tod House, Knight Hall, Manresa Castle, Oregon City, Vancouver Island, Burnaby Art Gallery, Charles Laughton
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