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Books in Kipling Press Library of American Folktales series

  • Brer Rabbit

    Mark Davies, Arthur Suydam

    Hardcover (Kipling Pr, March 1, 1989)
    Describes Brer Rabbit's encounters with the Tar-Baby, Brer Fox, Brer Vulture, and Brer Bear
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  • John Henry

    Gary Gianni

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, March 1, 1989)
    John Henry, a Black laborer working for the railroad, uses two twenty-pound hammers to beat the company's new steam drill in a race to finish a mountain tunnel.
  • Rip Van Winkle

    Virginia Dickens

    Hardcover (Kipling Pr, )
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  • Johnny Appleseed

    Patrick McGrath, Frank Riccio

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, March 1, 1989)
    Tells the story of Johnny Appleseed, who dreamed that an angel told him to plant apple orchards across America in order to provide food for the pioneers
  • Charles Dickens, Master Storyteller

    Nan Goodman

    Hardcover (Kipling Pr, July 1, 1991)
    Follows the life of the popular Victorian novelist whose books combined sentiment, humor, and social realism.
  • Joe Magarac

    Will Osborne

    Hardcover (Kipling Pr, Jan. 1, 1993)
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  • Pearl S. Buck, China's Witness

    Robert Cwiklik

    Hardcover (Kipling Pr, Jan. 1, 1991)
    Examines the life of the American writer who spent much of her life in China and was a product of two worlds.
  • Davy Crockett

    Debra Hess

    Hardcover (Kipling Pr, Oct. 1, 1991)
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