Don't Split the Pole

Tales of Down-Home Folk Wisdom

By Tate, Eleanora E. & Van Wright, Cornelius & Hu, Ying-Hwa

Publishers Summary:
Seven stories inspired by and illustrating the folk wisdom of such sayings as: "You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks," "A Hard Head Makes a Soft Behind," and "Big Things Come in Small Packages."

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ISBN
978-0-38532-302-4
Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Delacorte Press, c1997.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on November 1, 1997

Gr 3-6 An uneven collection of stories based on traditional sayings and proverbs such as "You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks" and "What Goes Around Comes Around." Some of the selections are wonderful while others are less successful. Tate modernizes some traditional tales and creates new stories for some of the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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