American Tall Tales, Mary Pope Osborne
American Tall Tales, Mary Pope Osborne
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American Tall Tales

Author: Mary Pope Osborne

Narrator: Scott Snively

Unabridged: 2 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2011

Synopsis

This superb collection of larger-than-life folk heroes aptly represents America's robust early days, perfectly capturing the vitality of the men and women who carved a new country out of the North American wilderness. Author Mary Pope Osborne supplies a fascinating introduction to each tale and then gives her own original twist to the telling of it. Get ready for an unforgettable listen as actor Scott Snively takes you on a wild ride from sea to shining sea!

About Mary Pope Osborne

Mary Pope Osborne is the author of the bestselling Magic Tree House series, and she works with her husband Will and her sister Natalie on the nonfiction companion series, Magic Tree House Research Guides. She has also written many acclaimed retellings of myths, folktales, and works of historical fiction. Many of her books have been named on lists of best books of the year.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Helen on November 14, 2020

This is an excellent book of American folk tales! Mary Osborne relates the stories in a way which even intellectual adults can enjoy! I liked the odd woodcut-type illustrations and the information preceding each tale!......more

Goodreads review by Julie on September 30, 2015

Liam listened to this twice on a car trip because he was so entertained. It was cute to hear him giggling in the back of the van.......more

Goodreads review by Cash'Lion on February 24, 2017

The book was excellent for being made for all age group, although found in the youth section of the library. There's characters I haven't heard of and stories I haven't know about the characters I did known about. Makes me want to look up the folk tales of America in detail and see how far back it g......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on January 25, 2024

Read aloud to the kids. Interesting to get to know some of the classic American folk heros. But boy these tales are TALL. 😉......more

Goodreads review by Marlee on March 30, 2014

"American Tall Tales" by Mary Pope Osborne is a great book of storytelling. There are 9 different story collections about different American characters. She does such a good job at really describing the characters and presenting them in such an entertaining way. For example, Johnny Appleseed set off......more

Quotes

“American folk heroes of the nineteenth century spring to life in these splendidly retold sagas…Osborne’s reputation as a gifted raconteur is reaffirmed in this compendium, which retells the legends of familiar figures as well as lesser known personalities” Publishers Weekly

“In this fine recording, Osborne has selected American greats and, from each body of adventure, timeless episodes. With his talent for regional accents, Scott Snively takes the listener directly to that part of the United States and creates vivid characters.” AudioFile

“The rip-roaring action, broad humor, and colorful language of the convention are all here, but the violence is kept to a minimum and the laughs aren’t at anyone’s expense, except perhaps the subjects, who feel rather foolish on occasion…[A] superlative offering.” School Library Journal

“[The] stories are thoroughly engaging. The exaggerated humor will have children eager to turn the pages for one more story.” Children’s Literature

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