Books in Tall tales series series

cloth cover with dust jacket; illustrated; word list; bibliography

A greedy emperor demands an impossible task from Lao Lao, a peasant woman who makes beautiful shapes from paper. The full story in Chinese and instructions for making traditional Chinese paper-cuts are also included.

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David and Goliath is one of the titles in th e new Bible Tales series. Each story is specially retold for young children, sticking closely to the biblical version, b ut using simple language. '

Charming illustrations, full of historically accurate detail, carry this story along and give clear clues to the words and their meaning. With the help and encouragement of an adult, new readers will be able to achieve the pleasure and satisfaction of reading a whole book for themselves.

Describes some of the adventures of the legendary Captain Stormalong, who weighed some four tons at the age of twelve and was known for riding a whale.

The life story and adventures of a legendary American frontierswoman Calamity Jane, whose real name was Martha Jane Canary.

The life story and adventures of a legendary American frontierswoman Calamity Jane, whose real name was Martha Jane Canary.

The story of the baby Pecos Bill being raised by coyotes and his eventual marriage to Slue-Foot Sue, another legend from the American Southwest.

In this familiar story, Daniel, taken as a b oy to Babylon, grows up wise and powerful, and always faithf ul to God. Jealous princes try to bring about his downfall b ut he is saved from a pit full of hungry lions by his faith. '

The life story of John Henry, the African American railroad legend known as the "Steel Driving Man."

The life story of the enormous lumberjack, Paul Bunyan, who along with his blue ox Babe, is said to have made the 10,000 lakes of Minnesota with his footsteps.