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Tall Tale
Humorous narrative folktales about adventures including impossible pioneering feats, which often portray swaggering heroes who do the impossible with nonchalance.

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The Tall Tale of John Henry
David Neufeld

John Henry embodies all the good qualities of every man who ever sweated and risked his life working on the railroad. This book explores the origins of the legend of this great man and how he won a contest against a steam-powered drill.
Lexile Level: 440
Guided Reading Level: T


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Thunder Rose
Jerdine Nolen

Unusual from the day she is born, Thunder Rose performs all sorts of amazing feats, including building fences, taming a stampeding herd of steers, capturing a gang of rustlers, and turning aside a tornado.


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Tall Tales
Tana Reiff

This book is a collection of well-known tall tales, retold for today’s
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Lexile Level: 510
Guided Reading Level: NR


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Cut from the Same Cloth: American Women of Myth, Legend, and Tall Tale
Robert D. San Souci

Collects twenty stories about legendary American women, drawn from folktales, popular stories, and ballads.
Lexile Level: 1050
Guided Reading Level: T


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Teaching Tall Tales
Tracey West

Reproducible stories, writing mini-lessons, geography and map activities, plus other spin-offs across the curriculum.


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