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RAILROAD JOHN AND THE RED ROCK RUN
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Written by
Tony Crunk
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Illustrated by
Michael Austin
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Hardcover: $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-363-4
Total Pages: 32
Size: 9-5/8 x 10-3/4
full color throughout
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Picture Books, ages 4-8/Fiction
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TONY CRUNK is a poet and children's book author. He holds degrees from
Centre College, the University of Kentucky, and the University of
Virginia and currently teaches at the University of Alabama Birmingham.
He lives in Alabama.
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MICHAEL AUSTIN, a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, is a creative director and the illustrator of several books. He lives in Georgia.You can visit Michael Austin's website at: www.austinillustration.com
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A riotous tall tale featuring a colorful cast of memorable charactes and delightfully clever twists of plot and prose
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Accelerated Reader & Reading Counts Tests:
AR Quiz#: 103268
AR Reading Level: 4.2
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TODAY IS THE DAY Lonesome Bob is set to marry Wildcat Annie. The wedding ceremony begins at two o'clock in Red Rock and Wildcat Annie waits for no one.
"I've driven this train for forty years, and we've never been late once yet!" Railroad John says proudly, as Lonesome Bob and Granny Apple Fritter board the train for Red Rock. But Bad Bill and his outlaw gang are waiting up around the bend and a fierce thunderstorm kicks up. Now the Sagebrush Flyer train and Lonesome Bob are twenty-two minutes behind schedule! Can Granny Apple Fritter's Hard-Shell Chili-Pepper-Corn-Pone Muffins help save the day?
Austin's colorful and exaggerated illustrations capture the fast-paced action and the bigger-than-life characters of Crunk's hilarious tall tale.
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Reviews
"It's mighty tall-tale telling, just waitin' for a teller and a passel of kids."Kirkus Reviews "Austin's sepia-toned acrylics amplify the energy, drama and hyperbolic humor of Crunk's rollickin', rail-ridin' romp...Kids will eagerly climb aboard for repeat rides."Publishers Weekly "Crunk's original tall tale gets a big boost from Austin's unusual and exuberant illustrations... An effective match of illustrations with a high-spirited story."Booklist "The text moves along at a rollicking clip and has a true tall-tale tone." School Library Journal
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Awards
* 2007 Storytelling World Awards: Stories for Pre-Adolescent Listeners (honor book)
* Nominee, 2007 Read Aloud Book Award (MN)
* Nominee, 2007-2008 Emphasis on Reading Program (AL)
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