Tall Tales Short Stories

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780307982599

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American Tall Tales by Mary Pope Osborne Pdf

The perfect addition to every family’s home library and just right for sharing aloud, American Tall Tales introduces readers to America’s first folk heroes in nine wildly exaggerated and downright funny stories. Here are Paul Bunyan, that king-sized lumberjack who could fell “ten white pines with a single swing”; John Henry, with his mighty hammer; Mose, old New York’s biggest, bravest fireman; Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, who could “outgrin, outsnort, outrun, outlift, outsneeze, outsleep, outlie any varmint”; and other uniquely American characters, together in one superb collection. In the tradition of the original nineteenth-century storytellers, Mary Pope Osborne compiles, edits, and adds her own two cents’ worth—and also supplies fascinating historical headnotes. Michael McCurdy’s robust colored wood engravings recall an earlier time, perfectly capturing all the vitality of the men and women who carved a new country out of the North American wilderness.

Author : Emma Kalson
Publisher : Escaped Ink Press
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Tall Tales & Short Stories by Emma Kalson Pdf

Tall Tales & Short Stories showcases 50 excellent flash fiction stories that take you on a multi-genre voyage of discovery across space, time and place. Despite their brevity, these tiny tales get right to the heart of what makes us human. They'll tug at your heart strings, horrify, amuse and make you think, the words lingering in your mind long after you finish reading. A collection of talented authors, known names and new, from across the planet have penned compelling stories of birth, love and lust, heartache and revenge, death and the afterlife. Throw in aliens and angels, alcoholic bulls and alternative histories, hauntings and huntings, oh and a cowbot! What's not to love about this anthology? This inaugural flash fiction compilation from Escaped Ink Press features Amber M. Simpson, Amy L. Bethke, Andrew Paul Grell, Avra Margariti, Carolyn Barnard, Charlotte O'Farrell, Copper Rose, David Perlmutter, Derek McMillan, Desiree R. Kannel, G. Allen Wilbanks, GB Burgess, Geraldine McCarthy, HC Hsu, J. Bradley, James Russell, Jared Cappel, Jay Adair, Joel R Hunt, John Sheirer, Joseph Olamide Babalola, Kelly A. Harmon, Kelly Matsuura, Laura Elisa Vizcaíno (translated by Toshiya Kamei), Lucia Orellana Damacela, Mark Jacobson, Mark Kodama, Mary K. Ryan, Nancy Brewka-Clark, Natasha Cabot, Norbert Góra, P.A. O'Neil, P.C. Vandall, Paul Beckman, Philip CK, Ray Daley, Richard Grahn, Robert Kibble, Roberta Beach Jacobson, Russell Smeaton, Seamus Ludendorff, Shashi Kadapa, Shawn M. Klimek, Simon Lee-Price, Stephen V. Ramey, Steven Gowin, Swara Shukla, Vonnie Winslow Crist and Zak Jane Keir.

Author : Billy Connolly
Publisher : Two Roads
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781529361353

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Tall Tales and Wee Stories by Billy Connolly Pdf

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Connolly's raucous run through his life is as furious, funny and foul-mouthed as you'd expect' Sunday Times In December 2018, after fifty years of belly-laughs, energy and outrage, Billy Connolly announced his retirement from live stand-up comedy. It had been an extraordinary career. When he first started out in the late sixties, Billy played the banjo in the folk clubs of Scotland. Between songs, he would improvise a bit, telling anecdotes from the Clyde shipyard where he'd worked. In the process, he made all kinds of discoveries about what audiences found funny, from his own brilliant mimes to the power of speaking irreverently about politics or explicitly about sex. He began to understand the craft of great storytelling. Soon the songs became shorter and the monologues longer, and Billy quickly became recognised as one of the most exciting comedians of his generation. Billy's routines always felt spontaneous. He never wrote scripts, always creating his comedy freshly on stage in the presence of a live audience. A brilliant comic story might be subsequently discarded, adapted or embellished. A quick observation or short anecdote one night, could become a twenty-minute segment by the next night of a tour. Billy always brought a beautiful sense of the absurd to his shows as he riffed on his family, hecklers, swimming in the North Sea or naked bungee jumping. But his comedy can be laced with anger too. He hates pretentiousness and calls out hypocrisy wherever he sees it. His insights about the human condition have shocked many people, while his unique talent and startling appearance on stage gave him license to say anything he damn well pleased about sex, politics or religion. Billy got away with it because he has always had the popular touch. His comedy spans generations and different social tribes in a way that few others have ever managed. Tall Tales and Wee Stories brings together the very best of Billy's storytelling for the first time and includes his most famous routines including, The Last Supper, Jojoba Shampoo, Incontinence Pants and Shouting at Wildebeest. With an introduction and original illustrations by Billy throughout, it is an inspirational, energetic and riotously funny read, and a fitting celebration of our greatest ever comedian.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Courage Books
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1561383236

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Short Stories and Tall Tales by Mark Twain Pdf

Presents more than twenty short stories by nineteenth-century American author Mark Twain--including "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and "How to Tell a Story"--And an essay on the author by Charles Neider.

Author : Julia Gousseva
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-23
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1477625895

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Tall Tales for Short People by Julia Gousseva Pdf

Tall Tales for Short People will make you laugh, dream, and time-travel. This collection of short stories is for kids ages four to eleven. Older kids can read some stories, such as Jungle Music and Little Dragonfly, to their younger siblings. The eleven stories in this book will show you how to cook a simply magical meal with the help of a Self-Cooking Tablecloth, amuse you with an accidental time travel adventure into the pioneer school house, convince you that even a little Dragonfly has the power to do big things, remind you to never be scared of white dresses hanging in your mom's bathroom, and transport you into the world of childhood magic and fun discoveries.

Author : Steve Van Bakel
Publisher : Calgary : Tall Tales Press Book Pub.
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : American fiction
ISBN : 0973308710

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Tall Tales and Short Stories by Steve Van Bakel Pdf

Author : Ash Gilpin
Publisher : Bookbaby
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1532380526

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A Tall Tale about the Dog with the Polka Dotted Tail by Ash Gilpin Pdf

"A Tall Tale About The Dog With The Polka Dotted Tail" is a cute and lovable story about an outcast dog, with a most unusual tail, who learns that he is perfect just the way he is.

Author : Robert S. Bader
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781557839220

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Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales by Robert S. Bader Pdf

GROUCHO MARX AND OTHER SHORT STORIES AND TALL TALES: THE SELECTED WRITINGS OF GROUCHO M

Author : Steve Van Bakel
Publisher : Calgary : Tall Tales Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 097330877X

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Tall Tales and Short Stories. Vol. IV by Steve Van Bakel Pdf

Author : Steve Rogers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798720098940

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Tall Tales by Steve Rogers Pdf

Tall Tales is a short peek into the sometimes exciting, often funny, and occasionally scary 33 year career of Washington Fish and Wildlife Police Officer Steve Rogers. From trapping beaver, raccoons, and cougars to herding elk on snowmobile to catching poachers, there were not many dull moments. Whether horse packing into the high country or running boat patrols on the Columbia River and undercover fishing patrols, there was always plenty of work to do. There was never a quiet deer or elk season in Central Washington, especially when there were antler restrictions involved. Rogers worked with a wide variety of people from fellow Washington Game Wardens and Biologists, to Forest Service Agents, and Officers with County, City, and State Agencies. He forged lasting friendships with many trappers, sportsmen, and fishermen. He also made a few enemies that had no sense of humor. There must be humor in this line of work. One final note - not a good idea to write your local Sheriff a ticket.

Author : Terry Pluto
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2000-10-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0803287666

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Tall Tales by Terry Pluto Pdf

An account of the NBA from 1956 to 1966, after the introduction of the 24-second shot clock, highlights those who dominated the sport during its "glory days," including Red Auerbach, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Boston Celtics.

Author : Faustin Charles
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781408839317

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The Selfish Crocodile by Faustin Charles Pdf

All of the animals are afraid of the Selfish Crocodile - he never let's them into his river, and he's always so snappy! And so when the Selfish Crocodile finds himself in terrible pain, no-one wants to help him - after all, what if he gobbles them up? But, to everyone's surprise, there is one animal in the forest who is willing to help . . . A brilliant tale of friendship, The Selfish Crocodile has become a picture book classic.

Author : Mary Ann Hoberman
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0606266844

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You Read to Me, I'll Read to You by Mary Ann Hoberman Pdf

Designed with budding readers in mind, each of these tales starring familiar nursery rhyme characters is set in three columns with color-coded type as a script for two voices to read separately and together. By the creators of You Read to Me,

Author : David Berenbaum,Buddy Hobbs,Jon Favreau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0843107626

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Elf by David Berenbaum,Buddy Hobbs,Jon Favreau Pdf

This is the story of Buddy Hobbs, an elf who feels a little out of place at the North Pole. But what Buddy lacks in elfin abilities, he makes up for in Christmas cheer!

Author : Steve Van Bakel
Publisher : Calgary : Tall Tales Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 0973308745

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Tall Tales and Short Stories. Vol. III by Steve Van Bakel Pdf