Sceurman, Mark
Summary: Weird Civil War delves into the peculiar history and ghastly legacy of the bloodiest period in American history, featuring the era's most gripping tragic tales, fascinating facts, spooky scenarios, and eccentric characters. This brand-new volume—which compiles the most compelling Civil War stories from the bestselling Weird series—will excite precocious history students, Civil War buffs, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 973.7 SCEVan Sciver, Noah
Summary: "In a humorous graphic novel set in Minnesota around 1914, we see W. B. Laughead, an advertising manager for a lumber company, spin the Paul Bunyan tall tales. Highlights the impact of clear-cutting old-growth forests. With contributions by Native authors as well as historical maps, photos, and a bibliography."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Toon Books 2023
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Summary: Presents new twists on familiar folklore characters, including Johnny Appleseed, Annie Oakley, Paul Bunyan, John Henry, and many more! This book uses traditional reading teaching techniques (alliteration, rhyme, and repetition) to invite young children to read along with peers or an adult. With clear, color-coded typography, and sly, lively illustrations, this collection is sure to entertain...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2014
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Summary: Tapped from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.25 SCHHunt, Angela Elwell
Summary: Three trees that dream of greatness are surprised by the way their dreams come true.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lion Pub. 1989
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Fairy HuntSchwartz, Alvin
Summary: More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.25 SchCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SCHLuckhurst, Matt.
Summary: Retells the tale of giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe, whose appetites for pancakes grow so large that they leave their childhood home to find their pancake fortune in the great big world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.22 LUCSproul, Gloria C.
Summary: An Indian legend about the Sleeping Bear - an island seen from the Wisconsin shore.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mishe-Mokwa Publications 1979
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 SPR1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 398.2 SPR
Hamilton, Virginia
Summary: Retold Afro-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of the slaves, but passed on in hope.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1985
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 HAMLester, Julius.
Summary: Combines all four volumes of Uncle Remus tales, offering a retelling of the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Phyllis Fogelman Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 LESPalazzo, Tony
Summary: An illustrated celebration of America conjures up a nostalgic era, featuring such celebrated figures as Pecos Bill riding a mountain lion, Davy Crockett getting outfoxed by a raccoon, and Sweet Betsy from Pike on her trip west.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.22 PALLester, Julius.
Summary: A retelling of the Afro-American tales about the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 1987
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 LESMcKissack, Pat
Summary: Master storyteller Patricia C. McKissack transports us to the front porch--a place where lightning bugs flash, lemonade is poured, and tales about slickster-tricksters are an every-night treat for the whole family to enjoy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD MCKStoutenburg, Adrien.
Summary: Features eight American folk heroes: Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Stormalong, Mike Fink, Davy Crockett, Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, and Joe Magarac.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1976
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Summary: Even before the Revolutionary War, American colonists feared and fought “merciless Indian savages,” and through the following centuries, American law and policy have been molded by the relentless tradition of Indian-hating. From proportional representation and restrictions on the right to bear arms, to the break-up of tribal property rights and the destruction of Indian culture and family, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fulcrum 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.004 FLESan Souci, Robert D.
Summary: A collection of five short tales about such legendary American heroes as John Henry, Old Stormalong, Sluefoot Sue, and Paul Bunyan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.22 SANSBruchac, Joseph
Summary: A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes strawberries to grow out of the earth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 BRU1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BRU
Parks, Van Dyke.
Summary: A retelling of five folktales in which crafty Brer Rabbit tries to outsmart all the other creatures in the animal community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1986
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 PARParks, Van Dyke.
Summary: A retelling of seven folktales featuring Brer Rabbit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1987
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 PARMoran, Mark
Summary: Travel guide of sorts to an array of local legends, folklore, and secrets in the United States. Includes characters, roads, abandoned sites, and roadside attractions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barnes & Noble Books 2004
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Summary: Miss Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind and Fireyes the panther engage in an epic wrestling match before becoming "great and glorious" friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.22 MILStevens, Janet.
Summary: Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace 1994