Meet the fascinating women of American Folklore and Legend in this award-winning collection!
Have you heard of the Star Maiden, Old Sally Cato, or Sweet Betsey from Pike?
Everyone knows about Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and Davy Crockett, But have you heard of these larger-than-life women? From Bess Call, who wrestles any and all challengers, to Molly Cottontail, who can outwit any critter iin the woods, to Hekeke, who slays a giant singlehandedly, here are fifteen funny, stormy, and always entertaining tall tales of legendary American women. They're as difference as can be, but still cut from the same cloth.
"An impressive and gratifying collection that's a cut above other such compilations."--School Library Journal
Winner of the Aesop Prize
| ISBN: | 9780698118119 |
| Publication date: | 1st February 2000 |
| Author: | Robert D San Souci |
| Illustrator: | Brian Pinkney |
| Publisher: | Puffin Books an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Genres: |
People / Places Anthologies Classic Literature Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |
Meet the fascinating women of American Folklore and Legend in this award-winning collection!Have you heard of the Star Maiden, Old Sally Cato, or Sweet Betsey from Pike?Everyone knows about Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and Davy Crockett, But have you heard of these larger-than-life women? From Bess Call, who wrestles any and all challengers, to Molly Cottontail, who can outwit any critter iin the woods, to Hekeke, who slays a giant singlehandedly, here are fifteen funny, stormy, and always entertaining tall tales of legendary American women.
Cut from the Same Cloth features in the following genres: People / Places, Anthologies, Classic Literature, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
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Cut from the Same Cloth was written by Robert D San Souci and published by Puffin Books an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
Cut from the Same Cloth has 160 pages