Johnny Kaw: A Tall Tale

Five minutes after his birth, Johnny Kaw is over six feet tall and still growing. When he outgrows his crib and even their town, his parents decide to move west where "little" Johnny can have plenty of room to play. After the family crosses the wide Missouri River to Kansas, Johnny sits down to play with his dog. His bottom ends up making the valley where his family will settle. And when Johnny clears stones from a field so his father can plow, he ends up creating the Rocky Mountains in the process. The legendary folk hero shapes the state's landscape by carving out valleys and creating prairies with his bare hands. Why, he even takes on a tornado when it threatens the family farm. Kansas native Devin Scillian spins a rollicking, rhyming yarn based on the tall tale of Johnny Kaw. Comedic, exaggerated artwork from artist Brad Sneed brings this character to BIG life.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Published: 02/01/2013
ISBN: 9781585367917
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.20w x 0.50d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 04/01/2013 pg. 142
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 43 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 158693 / Johnny Kaw: A Tall Tale
Reading Level: 4.1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5