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Whoppers : tall tales and other lies / collected from American folklore by Alvin Schwartz ; illustrated by Glen Rounds.

Schwartz, Alvin, 1927-1992 (compiler.). Rounds, Glen, 1906-2002 (illustrator.).

Summary:

A collection of tall tales involving animals, the weather, narrow escapes, and many other topics.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0397315759
  • ISBN: 9780397315758
  • ISBN: 0397316127
  • ISBN: 9780397316120
  • Physical Description: 127 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Philadelphia : Lippincott, [1975]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-125) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Ordinary people -- Ordinary things -- Fancy clothes and narrow escapes -- Animals and insects -- Putrefactions and other wonders -- The weather.

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Subject:
Tales > United States.
Folklore > United States.
Tales.
United States.
Genre:
Folk tales.
Folklore.
Tales > United States > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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