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Annie Oakley, the legend
By Dadey, Debbie & Goto, Scott
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80278-485-8
- Publisher
- New York : Walker and Co., 1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 1997
K-Gr 4 Annie Oakley is the subject of a number of biographies for early readers. This visually arresting story lifts her out of biography and into legend and tall tale. The folksy text and vibrant full-page illustrations, while remaining true to the facts of her life, exaggerate her remarkable skills and create a heroine as confident and brave as Anne Isaacs and Paul Zelinsky's wholly imaginary Swamp Angel (Dutton, 1994). From childhood, Oakley could spit bullets, hunt ga...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
