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Grandfather tales : American-English folk tales / selected and edited by Richard Chase ; illustrated by Berkeley Williams, Jr.

Summary:

Contains a collection of folk tales from North Carolina and Virginia.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0618346910
  • ISBN: 9780618346912
  • ISBN: 0618346902
  • ISBN: 9780618346905
  • Physical Description: ix, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [2003]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Old-Christmas Eve 1 -- Gallymanders! Gallymanders! 19 -- Wicked John and the Devil 29 -- Mutsmag 38 -- Whitebear Whittington 48 -- Outlaw Boy 59 -- Sody Sallyraytus 67 -- Old Sow and the Three Shoats 72 -- How Bobtail Beat the Devil 78 -- Old Dry Frye 89 -- Catskins 94 -- Ashpet 102 -- Like Meat Loves Salt 110 -- Soap, Soap, Soap! 115 -- Skoonkin Huntin' 122 -- Presentneed, Bymeby, and Hereafter 125 -- Sam and Sooky 133 -- Two Old Women's Bet 139 -- Two Lost Babes 144 -- Only a Fair Day's Huntin' 161 -- Tall Cornstalk 166 -- Old Roaney 173 -- Old One-Eye 181 -- Green Gourd 191 -- Chunk o' Meat 199.
Target Audience Note:
930L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.8 7 88131.
Subject:
Tales > United States.
Tales > North Carolina.
Folklore > United States > Juvenile literature.
Folklore > North Carolina > Juvenile literature.
Folklore > Virginia > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 13 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 14 total copies.
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Madison Main Library J 398.21 CHA (Text) 30229100977528 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -