Hear the wind blow : American folk songs /
retold by Scott R. Sanders ; illustrations by Ponder Goembel.
- New York : Bradbury Press, (c)1985.
- xvi, 202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
When I first came to this land -- Springfield mountain -- Yankee doodle -- Greenland whale fishery -- Ram of Derby -- Frog went a-courting -- On top of old smoky -- Blue-tail fly -- Drill, ye tarriers, drill -- John Henry -- Casey Jones -- Devil and the farmer's wife -- Frankie and Johnny -- Frozen logger -- Jesse James -- Ballad of the boll weevil -- Johnson boys -- Buffalo skinners -- Dying cowboy -- Sweet Betsy from Pike.
Twenty tales taken from folksongs reflecting American history, e.g. "Yankee Doodle," "John Henry," "The Blue-Tail Fly," and "Frankie and Johnnie." Includes the original folk song lyrics.
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Short stories, American--Juvenile literature. Folk songs, English--United States--Texts--Juvenile literature. Folk songs--United States--Juvenile literature.