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Fearsome creatures of the lumberwoods : 20 chilling tales from the wilderness / Hal Johnson ; illustrated by Tom Mead.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Workman Publishing Co., Inc., [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 167 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0761184619 (hardcover)
  • 9780761184614 (hardcover)
Related works:
  • Adapted from (work): Cox, William T. 1878-1961 Fearsome creatures of the lumberwoods
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Hodag -- Hugag -- Gumberoo - Roperite -- Snoligoster -- Leprocaun -- Funeral Mountain Terrashot -- Slide-Rock Bolter -- Toteroad Shagamaw -- Wapaloosie -- Cactus Cat -- Squonk -- Whirling Whimpus -- Acropelter -- Hoop Snake -- Snow Wasset -- Central American Whintosser -- Billdad -- Tripodero -- Hyampom Hog Bear -- Fearsome facts -- For those wanting more.
Summary: Meet the fearsome creatures of the lumberwoods! The Hodag, like a spinybacked bull-horned rhinoceros packing 3,000 pounds of carnivorous fury. The Snoligoster, the reptilian beast that feeds on the shadows of its victims. And deadlier than a rattler, copperhead, or cottonmouth combined, the Hoop Snake, which can chase prey at speeds up to 60 miles per hour and then, with one sting of its venomous tail, cause the victim to turn purple, swell up, and die. For every kid who loves a good scare, here are 20 spooky, macabre, and yet whimsical tales about the most fantastical beasts in American folklore. Originally published in 1910 by William T. Cox and now inspiringly retold by Hal Johnson. Straight out of the era of Paul Bunyan, it speaks to an earlier time in American history, when the woods were indeed dark and deep and filled with mystery.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 398.2454 J67 Available 33111008127298
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 398.2454 J67 Available 33111008066025
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods is an illustrated children's book inspired by a 1910 book of the same name. This totally modern package is a bone-chilling, glow-in-the-dark, fictional field guide to 20 dangerous mythical creatures of North American folklore. These include the Hodag, who stalks the forests of Wisconsin, using his spade-shaped nose to level trees in search of prey; the Cactus Cat of the American Southwest, which survives drinking the ichor that flows from cactus trees and screeches through the desert nights; and the nearly hairless Gumberoo of the Pacific coast with a hide so rubbery that anything thown at him bounces right back.



It is the perfect book for kids aged 8 and up who love scary stories or folklores, and for family's who have story-telling time.

"Adapted from a book by William T. Cox, published in 1910 and now in the public domain, also called Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods"--Title page verso.

Some illustrations printed with glow-in-the-dark ink.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-167).

Hodag -- Hugag -- Gumberoo - Roperite -- Snoligoster -- Leprocaun -- Funeral Mountain Terrashot -- Slide-Rock Bolter -- Toteroad Shagamaw -- Wapaloosie -- Cactus Cat -- Squonk -- Whirling Whimpus -- Acropelter -- Hoop Snake -- Snow Wasset -- Central American Whintosser -- Billdad -- Tripodero -- Hyampom Hog Bear -- Fearsome facts -- For those wanting more.

Meet the fearsome creatures of the lumberwoods! The Hodag, like a spinybacked bull-horned rhinoceros packing 3,000 pounds of carnivorous fury. The Snoligoster, the reptilian beast that feeds on the shadows of its victims. And deadlier than a rattler, copperhead, or cottonmouth combined, the Hoop Snake, which can chase prey at speeds up to 60 miles per hour and then, with one sting of its venomous tail, cause the victim to turn purple, swell up, and die. For every kid who loves a good scare, here are 20 spooky, macabre, and yet whimsical tales about the most fantastical beasts in American folklore. Originally published in 1910 by William T. Cox and now inspiringly retold by Hal Johnson. Straight out of the era of Paul Bunyan, it speaks to an earlier time in American history, when the woods were indeed dark and deep and filled with mystery.

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