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Eighteen Tales for You to Judge
By Shannon, George
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68817-643-3 978-0-06029-188-4
- Publisher
- Greenwillow
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2001
Gr 2-5 Using the same format found in True Lies (Greenwillow, 1997), Shannon presents 18 brief tales drawn from world folklore in which the protagonists obscure the truth by clever manipulations or omissions. In a tale from Trinidad, a man being hauled off to jail in chains insists he only picked up a rope he found on the ground, neglecting to mention that the rope was attached to a cow. In a tale f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2001
As in True Lies (rev. 7/97), adapter Shannon and illustrator O'Brien offer a clever clutch of riddle stories adapted from several cultures. Format is key here: each brief tale ends on a recto page with the mantra "What's the truth, the w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
