American Fairy Tales: From Rip Van Winkle to the Rootabaga Stories (Hardcover)

by Michael Mccurdy (Illustrator)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
"Dramatic black-and-white woodcut prints add an eerie edge to the distinctive stories?by Hawthorne, Alcott, Baum, Pyle and Irving, among others?which are a cut above the more usual normalizing fairy tale retellings," said PW. All ages.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 5 Up-Twelve tales from Washington Irving to Carl Sandburg spanning 200 years of American storytelling. Narrated by Taylor Mali, National Poetry Slam winner.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion; 1st ed edition (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078682171X
• ISBN-13: 978-0786821716
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
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