Cut from the same cloth American women of myth, legend, and tall tale
A collection of twenty stories about legendary American women, drawing from folktales, popular stories, and ballads.
| Main Author: | San Souci, Robert D. |
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| Other Authors: | Pinkney, J. Brian (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Philomel Books,
1993.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
A collection of twenty stories about legendary American women, drawing from folktales, popular stories, and ballads. |
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| Physical Description: |
140 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
0399219870 |
| Author Notes: |
He was best known for his adaptations of folklore for children. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 100 books for young readers including Song of Sedna, Kate Shelley: Bound for Legend, The Talking Eggs, Two Bear Cubs, Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella, Brave Margaret: An Irish Tale, Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow, and Cinderella Skeleton. He wrote 12 books which were illustrated by his younger brother Daniel San Souci including The Legend of Scarface, Sister Tricksters: Rollicking Tales of Clever Females, and As Luck Would Have It: From The Brothers Grimm. He also wrote nonfiction works for children, several novels for adults, and the film story for Disney's Mulan. The Legend of Scarface won the Notable Children's Trade Book in the Social Studies, National Council for the Social Studies, and was a Horn Book honor list citation. Sukey and the Mermaid won the American Library Association's Notable Book citation in 1992 and Cut from the Same Cloth won an Aesop Award from the Children's Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society. He died on December 19, 2014 at the age of 68. (Bowker Author Biography) |