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| Characters from "Tall Tales & Heroes" | Introduction from Perry Elementary School Drama Club |
| Southwestern Humor, 1830-1860 | History; regional tales (Mark Twain, William Faulkner), outgrowth of tall tale traditions; by Donna M. Campbell, Gonzaga |
| Characters from "Tall Tales & Heroes" | Brief introduction; origins of Calamity Jane, Captain Stormalong, Davy Crockett, John Henry, Johnny Appleseed, Molly Pitcher, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Slue-Foot Sue; from Perry Elementary School |
| Ethnicity and Folk Heroes | Origins of Mike Fink, Johnny Appleseed, and Joe Magarac; from Rankin Intermediate School |
| Regional Tall Tale America. Bibliography | From Joseph Lee School, Boston |
| Aylett C. Buckner | Folklore hero of colonial Texas; from Handbook of Texas |
| Life and Adventures of Calamity Jane | Written by herself; from BlackHills.org |
| David Crocket (1786-1836) | Biography from Lone Star Junction |
| Davy Crockett | Biography from American West |
| Davy Crockett Birthplace | Picture; from Tennessee State Parks |
| Davy Crockett | Biographical sketch, introduction to "Bear Hunting in Tennessee"; from U. of Virginia |
| Davy Crockett, A Legendary Hero | Retelling of some tales, with notes; from Activated Storytellers |
| Born on a Mountaintop?: Davy Crockett, Tall Tales & History | Unit plan, resources from National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Febold Feboldson | Origins, story; from Folktales from Around the World |
| "Drought Buster" | Nebraska folktale; from American Folklore |
| Joe Magarac | Steel worker of gigantic proportions |
| John Henry - The Steel Driving Man | The man and the tale; includes music; from ibiblio |
| West Virginia Railroad Images - Big Bend Tunnel | Famous from the John Henry tale; at Talcott, WV; from West Virginia Lighning |
| Polly Ann and John Henry | Sample Reader's Theater script from storycart.com |
| John Chapman | Johnny Appleseed timeline, Internet resources, bibliography; from Heroes of Ohio |
| The Johnny Appleseed Homepage | Biographical sketch, his contributions, newspaper articles; from Cornell |
| Johnny Appleseed | For kids; from The Processed Apples Institute |
| Johnny Appleseed Picture Find | Picture to color; from National Institute of Environmental Health |
| Johnny Appleseed Hunt | An Internet treasure hunt by Mrs. Vaudo of Seventh Street Elementary |
| Johnny Appleseed Puzzle | From Marshall Elementary School |
| Johnny Appleseed | Second graders from Highland Park Elementary write about and draw Johnny Appleseed |
| Johnny Appleseed Lesson Plan | Grade 2; book by Stephen Kellogg; from TeacherView |
| Johnny Appleseed Goes A'Planting | Grade 2; book by Patsy Jensen; from TeacherView |
| The True Tale of Johnny Appleseed | Grade 3; Book by Margaret Hodges; from TeacherView |
| Mike Fink | Story from Folk Tales from around the World |
| Molly Pitcher | Biography from Fort Sill History Page |
| Molly Pitcher | Slide show from Archiving Early America |
| Patriots in Petticoats WebQuest | Investigate roles of various women in the American Revolution>/td> |
| Alfred Bulltop Stormalong | An annotated tale & chantey; by Stephanie Y. Doan |
| Old Stormalong | Story and pictures from Folk Tales from around the World |
| Stormalong | Stories by Mrs. Haver's grade 5 |
| Old Stormalong | A re-telling of a tale; from Activated Storytellers |
| Paul Bunyan Trail Tall Tale | Illustrated story from Paul Bunyan Trail |
| Paul Bunyan | Introduces the characters in the Paul Bunyan stories |
| How Did Johnny Appleseed Help the Pioneers | Grade K; from AskERIC |
| Paul Bunyan Lesson Plan | Grade 2; Book by Stephen Kellogg; from TeacherView |
| Tall Tales | Grade 3, interdisciplinary; from Association for Advancement of Arts Education |
| Paul Bunyan Lesson Plan | Grades 4 & 5; storytelling; from "School Library Media Activities Monthly" |
| Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West | Story from pbskids.org |
| Slue-Foot Sue and Pecos Bill |
| Pecos Bill and Slue-Foot Sue | Texas folktales; Story from American Folklore. State Folktales |
| Tony Beaver | West Virginia tall tale hero; from Verizon World School |
| Tall Tale Rollers | pdf file; Grades 4 to 6; mathematics (probabilities); from Mathematics Education Partnership Programs |
| Stories in the Sky | Grades 4 to 8; space sciences, constellations, tall tales, language arts; from AskEric |
| Tall Tale General Assignment | Grade 4; Bibliography & activities |
| Legends. Tall Tales | From Mr. Fullerton's 5th grade class page |
| American Folklore | Famous characters, state folktales, historical folklore, regional folktales, tall tales, ethnic folklore |
| Original Tall Tales, 1998 | Written by Fairland's fifth graders; based on books by Adrien Stoutenburg and Steven Kellogg; see also 1997 Tall Tales |
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