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Scatterbrain Sam
By Jackson, Ellen B. & Faulkner, Matt
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-88106-394-3
- Publisher
- Watertown, MA : Whispering Coyote, 2001.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2001
Gr 3-6 Scatterbrain Sam is the distant down-home cousin of "Morgan and the Pot of Brains," a Welsh tale told by Ellen Pugh. This adaptation is a funny, folksy tall tale filled with exaggeration and sly humor. It is set in mid-20th-century America, and Jackson has freely updated and modified the old story. Sam is so scatterbrained, "he didn't know nothing about nothing," so he asks Widder Woman to help fix his brains. She offers a glue-stew remedy for...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
