FOLKTALES AND NURSERY RHYMES
Wooldridge, Connie Nordhielm, Reteller

The Legend of Strap Buckner

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Andrew Glass. When Strap Buckner, whose "genius" is his ability to knock other folk down, challenges anyone--even the devil himself--to beat him, the devil accepts. Strap boasts that he needs help "from neither man nor Providence," and a ferocious battle rages. Lively watercolor crayon illustrations accompany this somewhat rambling tall tale set in the 1800s. A note about the real Buckner is included. Bib.

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