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From Sea to Shining Sea: A Treasury of American Folklore and Folk Songs

Amy L. Cohn

First published 1993
Publisher Scholastic
Format Hardcover
Type Anthology
Cover art Barbara Cooney & Marcia Brown & Molly Bang & Richard Egielski & Diane Dillon & Leo Dillon & Donald Crews & Anita Lobel & Trina Schart Hyman & Ed Young & David Wiesner & Chris Van Allsburg & Marc Simont & John Schoenherr & Jerry Pinkney
Pages xv+399
Price $14.95
ISBN 0590428683

Partial contents only.

Page Title Author(s) Type
4 The Creation Joseph Bruchac Poem
8 Raven Brings Fresh Water Fran Martin Short Story
12 Grandmother Spider Steals the Sun James Mooney (1861-1921) Short Story
14 Dream Song uncredited Poem
16 Coyote Helps Decorate the Night Harold Courlander Short Story
18 Sedna, the Sea Goddess Helen Caswell Short Story
23 Song for Smooth Waters uncredited Poem
24 The Gods Made Man Natalia Belting Poem
30 The Mezcla Man J. Frank Dobie Short Story
34 The Debate in Sign Language (revised) Syd Lieberman Short Story
46 Why Alligator Hates Dog J. J. Reneaux Short Story
85 Strong but Quirky: The Birth of Davy Crockett Irwin Shapiro Short Story
88 Ol' Dan Tucker Daniel Emmett Poem
90 Jack and the Two-Bullet Hunt Amy L. Cohn & Suzy Schmidt Short Story
95 Gol' in the Chimley Leonard Roberts Short Story
104 With a Way, Hey, Mister Stormalong Amy L. Cohn & Suzy Schmidt Short Story
113 The Salem Ghost Ship (abridged) Frank Shay Short Story
118 Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett Meets Mike Fink, Snappin' Turtle Caron Lee Cohen Short Story
134 High John the Conqueror Steve Sanfield Short Story
138 The Sad Tale of Three Slavers (abridged) M. A. Jagendorf Short Story
144 The People Could Fly Virginia Hamilton Short Story
164 The Iron Moonhunter (revised) Kathleen Chang & Amy L. Cohn Short Story
178 Febold Feboldson, First Citizen of Nebraska Suzy Schmidt Short Story
202 TĂ­a Miseria Olga Loya Short Story
206 The Devil's Questions uncredited Poem
208 Iktome and the Ducks Lame Deer Short Story
210 Glooskap and Wasis Alan Garner Short Story
212 Brer Rabbit in Mr. Man's Garden Julius Lester Short Story
224 The Talking Mule (revised) Zora Neale Hurston Short Story
229 'Twas Midnight uncredited Poem
230 The Split Dog Richard Chase Short Story
232 The Sad Tale of Tom the Catfish M. A. Jagendorf Short Story
234 The Boy Who Ate Too Much Edward L. Keithahn Short Story
236 Mrs. Murphy's Chowder uncredited Poem
240 Juan Bobo and the Buñuelos Lucía M. González Short Story
242 The Twist-Mouth Family uncredited Short Story
244 Michael Finnegan uncredited Poem
249 Brer Possum's Dilemma Jackie Torrence Short Story
252 Turtle Makes War on Man Joseph Bruchac Short Story
256 The Travels of a Fox uncredited Short Story
260 The Cat's Purr Ashley Bryan Short Story
266 Owl Diane Wolkstein Short Story
274 Johnny Appleseed! Johnny Appleseed! Marion Vallat Emrich (in error) & George Korson (in error) Essay
277 Strong As Annie Christmas Amy L. Cohn & Suzy Schmidt Short Story
280 Paul Bunyan, the Mightiest Logger of Them All Mary Pope Osborne Short Story
284 The Frozen Logger James L. Stephens Poem
286 Ride 'em, Round 'em, Rope 'em: The Story of Pecos Bill Brian Gleeson Short Story
311 The Bad News Alvin Schwartz Short Story
320 The Ghost of Jean Lafitte Suzy Schmidt Short Story
322 The Dancing Skeleton Cynthia C. DeFelice Short Story
326 Dry Bones uncredited Poem
327 The Ghost of Tom uncredited Poem
331 La Llorona, the Weeping Woman Joe Hayes Short Story
336 Skin and Bones uncredited Poem
338 The Peculiar Such Thing Virginia Hamilton Short Story
340 Things That Go Bump in the Night Kathryn Windham Essay
342 The Woman with the Golden Arm Mark Twain Short Story
354 Big Rock Candy Mountain uncredited Poem
364 El Gallo de Bodas: The Rooster on the Way to the Wedding Lucía M. González Short Story
367 Bye-Bye Diane Wolkstein Short Story
368 The Raven and the Star Fruit Tree Tran Van Dien & Winabelle Gritter Short Story
372 Earth always endures uncredited Poem
xiii Introduction (From Sea to Shining Sea) Amy L. Cohn Essay