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True Lies: 18 Tales for You to Judge

George Shannon, John O'Brien

eBook (Greenwillow Books, Oct. 19, 2010)

In this collection of "lies" from many nations, the challenge is to find the slippery truth. By reading with care and not jumping to conclusions, readers will delight in discovering how these characters lie while at the same time they tell the truth.

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More True Lies: 18 Tales for You to Judge

George Shannon, John O'Brien

Hardcover (Greenwillow Books, May 8, 2001)

A man is thrown in jail for picking up a rope. A student earns one hundred points on his math and history tests, yet fails both classes. A spider saves a fugitive from a legion of warriors. A farmer buys a cow, a horse, and a donkey, all with a single ear of corn.... Each of the eighteen stories in this book is true, technically. But each is also a lie.In his second collection of "true lies" from around the world, George Shannon challenges young readers to uncover the whole truth. But be careful: a word with more than one meaning can obscure the facts. And a hidden detail can mean the difference between honesty and a twisted truth that is, in its essence, a lie.Can you tell the difference? Can you discover:"What's the truth, the whole truth?And where's the lie?"

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True Lies: 18 Tales For You To Judge

George Shannon, John O'brien

School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Aug. 27, 1998)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Presents a collection of 18 brief folktales in which the reader is asked to explain how the folk character lied and told the truth at the same time.

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More True Lies: 18 Tales for You to Judge

George Shannon, John O'Brien

Library Binding (Greenwillow, May 1, 2001)

Filled with mind-boggling entertainment, a warped collection of stories from around the world dares readers to discover which characters are lying, although, technically, they are telling the truth, from a spider saving a fugitive from a band of irate warriors to a farmer purchasing three animals with one ear of corn.

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True Lies: 18 Tales for You to Judge

George Shannon, John O'Brien

Library Binding (Paw Prints 2008-05-22, May 22, 2008)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Presents a collection of 18 brief folktales in which the reader is asked to explain how the folk character lied and told the truth at the same time.