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Whoppers tall tales and other lies

A collection of tall tales involving animals, the weather, narrow escapes, and many other topics.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schwartz, Alvin, 1927-1992 (comp.)
Other Authors:	Rounds, Glen, 1906- (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : Lippincott, [1975]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Tales > United States > Juvenile nonfiction. Folklore > United States > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	A collection of tall tales involving animals, the weather, narrow escapes, and many other topics.
Item Description:	Includes index.
Physical Description:	127 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Bibliography: p. 119-125.
ISBN:	0397315759 0397316127 (pbk)
Author Notes:	Alvin Schwartz was born April 25, 1927.Schwartz began his career as a journalist, but, after the publication of his bestselling book A Twister of Twists, a Tangler of Tongues, he devoted himself to becoming a collector and arranger of folk wisdom, rhyme, and silliness. Schwartz is known for a body of work of more than two dozen books of folklore for young readers that explore everything from wordplay and humor to tales and legends of all kinds. Schwatz is best known for the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series, which featured gruesome, nightmarish illustrations by Stephen Gammell. The series was America's most frequently challenged book (or book series) for library inclusion of 1990-1999. Alvin Schwartz died in Princeton, New Jersey on March 14, 1992. (Bowker Author Biography)