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Lies and other tall tales

A compilation of tall tales collected by folklorist Zora Neale Hurston during her travels in the Gulf states during the 1930s.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Myers, Christopher
Other Authors:	Hurston, Zora Neale
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : HarperCollins, c2005.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Tales > Gulf States > Juvenile nonfiction. Folklore > Gulf States > Juvenile nonfiction. Herrmann, Robert O. tribute
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Summary:	A compilation of tall tales collected by folklorist Zora Neale Hurston during her travels in the Gulf states during the 1930s.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Audience:	Ages 6 up.
ISBN:	0060006552 0060006560 (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:	Joyce Carol Thomas was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma in May 1938. She received a bachelor's degree in Spanish and a master's degree in education. She was a poet, playwright, and children's book author. Her first young-adult novel, Marked by Fire, was published in 1982 and won the National Book Award for children's fiction in 1983. Her other young adult novels include Bright Shadow and House of Light. Her illustrated poetry collections include The Blacker the Berry and Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea, both of which were honored by the Coretta Scott King Book Awards. In 1987, Marked by Fire was adapted into a gospel musical Abyssinia. She died from cirrhosis of the liver August 13, 2016 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography)