Mountain Jack Tales

by Gail E. Haley

Book Overview

Jack is the universal folk hero and adventurer. Tales of Jack's adventures are as timeless as bedrock but as fresh as dawn in the Appalachian Mountains. Whether besting ogres, outsmarting flatland... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525449744
• ISBN13: 9780525449744
• Release Date: October 1992
• Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 8

Customer Reviews

Flavorful and upbeat language mark this

Written and illustrated by puppeteer, storyteller, and children's author Gail E. Haley, Mountain Jack Tales is a simply wonderful collection of short stories written in the classic style of the great folklore yarns of old, and focusing on the adventurer called Mountain Jack, and his fantastic exploits against ogres, card sharks, stubborn witches, and even Old Man Death himself. Flavorful and upbeat language mark this highly enjoyable, enthusiastically recommended compendium of original tall tales that are certain to entertain and please readers of all ages!