Tricking the Tallyman

By Davies, Jacqueline

Publishers Summary:
In 1790, the suspicious residents of a small Vermont town try to trick the man who has been sent to count their population for the first United States Census.

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ISBN
978-0-37583-909-2
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2009.


REVIEWS

School Library Journal

Reviewed on March 1, 2009

Gr 1-4 This lively, engaging picture book is an outstanding introduction to the concept of census taking and its role in the implementation of the new United States Constitution. One day in 1790, Phineus Bump rides into Tunbridge, VT. He is an honorable man who takes his duties seriously, yet he wishes to return home to his loved ones, whom he hasn't seen in three months. His job is to count every man, woman, and child in town and report back to...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on May 1, 2009  |  

Phineas Bump's unexpected arrival in the hamlet of Tunbridge, Vermont, causes consternation: the "tallyman" is one of 650 marshals trying to count the inhabitants of the new United States, but what will be the local repercussions of this 1790 census? Afraid that a higher count will mean higher taxes, Mrs. Pepper hides her children and claims herself as the sole inhabitant of Tunbridge. Courteous but suspicious, Phineas sticks around. Sure enoug...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

"Tallyman" Phineas Bump's arrival in 1790 Tunbridge, Vermont, causes consternation. Afraid that a higher count will mean higher taxes, Mrs. Peppe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Junior Library Guild

Reviewed on July 1, 2009

Just in time for the next U.S. census comes this tale of a determined tallyman and a stubborn small town. Although a work of fiction, Tricking the Tallyman offers a playful yet insightful look at a time when America was new and its citizens had to be counted by hand. Jacqueline Davies cleverly interweaves the facts and confusion of the first census with the humorous tale of a town of independent-minded citizens. Mrs. Pepper and her neighbors are confus...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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