Central Kansas Library System

Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.

In the Catskill Mountains, farmer Rip Van Winkle meets a strange dwarf and a group of men playing ninepins. He drinks from their keg and falls into a deep sleep. When he awakens, everything is changed.

"Legendary lumberjack Paul Bunyan is often depicted as larger than life. Many places around the United States claim Bunyan really lived there. Scholars are still trying to discover whether Bunyan was an actual person or not. According to many stories, he was basically one of the first superheroes of fiction! Readers will love the folk tales describing the exploits of Bunyan and his pet, Babe the Blue Ox. Amusing images accompany the lively text, while...

Recounts the life of the extraordinary lumberjack whose unusual size and strength brought him many fantastic adventures.

Relates the extraordinary deeds of the frontiersman who became King of the Keelboatmen on the Mississippi River.

Presents tall tales about one of America's favorite heroes, Pecos Bill.

"Tall tales, and true, of frontier characters and sea captains, recurring American jokes and expressions, ballads of railroad men and miners, negro songs and stories, and a wealth of other material are assembled in this ... volume." Literary Guild.