Suggested Reading and Viewing
Title: Captain Stormalong by Larry Dane Brimner, 2004
Description: Describes some of the adventures of the legendary Captain Stormalong, who weighed some four tons at the age of twelve and was known for riding a whale
Ages: 4-8
Review: (The following is a combined review for Captain Stormalong; Davy Crockett; and Molly Pitcher) PreS-Gr 2 –Three serviceable American tall-tale retellings. Brimner captures some of the wild adventures of both Stormalong and Crockett through a combination of dialogue and narrative, but Pitcher is limited to a basic recounting of her famous role of distributing water to the fallen soldiers and standing in for her wounded husband firing a cannon during the American Revolution. The art in Stormalong and in Crockett effectively uses colors and textures to reflect the characters' environment, but the oversized coloring-book-style cartoons make Pitcher's story less believable. Each book includes brief information about the figure in real life and a rather far-fetched recipe (corn cakes for Pitcher , Tennessee grits for Crockett , and tuna sandwiches for Stormalong ). Anne Rockwell's They Called Her Molly Pitcher (Knopf, 2002) and Ariane Dewey's The Narrow Escapes of Davy Crockett (Greenwillow, 1990; o.p.) are better choices. The publisher's Web site, which serves as a huge advertisement for Compass Point Books, contains only mediocre sites. Better Web information can be found by simply using a general search engine. Additional purchases at best.–Rita Soltan, Oakland University, Rochester, MI --Rita Soltan (Reviewed July 1, 2004) (School Library Journal, vol 50, issue 7, p91)
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Description: Describes some of the adventures of the legendary Captain Stormalong, who weighed some four tons at the age of twelve and was known for riding a whale
Ages: 4-8
Review: (The following is a combined review for Captain Stormalong; Davy Crockett; and Molly Pitcher) PreS-Gr 2 –Three serviceable American tall-tale retellings. Brimner captures some of the wild adventures of both Stormalong and Crockett through a combination of dialogue and narrative, but Pitcher is limited to a basic recounting of her famous role of distributing water to the fallen soldiers and standing in for her wounded husband firing a cannon during the American Revolution. The art in Stormalong and in Crockett effectively uses colors and textures to reflect the characters' environment, but the oversized coloring-book-style cartoons make Pitcher's story less believable. Each book includes brief information about the figure in real life and a rather far-fetched recipe (corn cakes for Pitcher , Tennessee grits for Crockett , and tuna sandwiches for Stormalong ). Anne Rockwell's They Called Her Molly Pitcher (Knopf, 2002) and Ariane Dewey's The Narrow Escapes of Davy Crockett (Greenwillow, 1990; o.p.) are better choices. The publisher's Web site, which serves as a huge advertisement for Compass Point Books, contains only mediocre sites. Better Web information can be found by simply using a general search engine. Additional purchases at best.–Rita Soltan, Oakland University, Rochester, MI --Rita Soltan (Reviewed July 1, 2004) (School Library Journal, vol 50, issue 7, p91)
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Title: Stormalong, the Legendary Sea Captain, told by John Candy, music by NRBQ
Description: Hop on board the biggest ship ever built and hold on tight for the story of Captain Stormalong—the saltiest sailor to sail the seven seas. This is the tallest fish tale any landlubber has ever heard, and your family will be hooked on this hilarious tribute to American's Golden Age of Sail. Illustrated by Don Vanderbeek. Ages 4 and up
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Description: Hop on board the biggest ship ever built and hold on tight for the story of Captain Stormalong—the saltiest sailor to sail the seven seas. This is the tallest fish tale any landlubber has ever heard, and your family will be hooked on this hilarious tribute to American's Golden Age of Sail. Illustrated by Don Vanderbeek. Ages 4 and up
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