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Swamp angel
Author
Title
Swamp angel / by Anne Isaacs ; illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky.
ISBN
0525452710
9780525452713
0140559086
9780140559088
0758701527
9780758701527
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York : Dutton Children's Books, 1994.
Physical Description
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Local Notes
BEIN 2018 3665: Dust jacket. From the library of Leonard S. Marcus.
BEIN 2018 11239: Dust jacket. Presentation inscription to Mimi from Paul, with illustrations. From the library of Mimi Kayden.
BEIN 2018 11290: Dust jacket. From the library of Mimi Kayden.
Notes
"The illustrations for this book were painted in oils on cherry, maple, and birch veneers"--Title page verso.
Number line on title page verso indicates 1st printing: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.
Caldecott Honor Book, 1995.
Boston-Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book, 1995
Summary
Along with other amazing feats, Angelica Longrider, also known as Swamp Angel, wrestles a huge bear, known as Thundering Tarnation, to save the winter supplies of the settlers in Tennessee.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 18, 2020
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Tall tales.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Tall tales.
Juvenile literature.
Original art.
Also listed under
Leonard S. Marcus Collection of Children's Literature (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
United States New York (State) New York.
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