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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Skyhook Press
Publication date January 1, 2006
Pages 50
Binding Paperback
Book category Easy Fiction
ISBN-13 9780938497271
ISBN-10 0938497278
Dimensions 0.50 by 6.25 by 9.50 in.
Weight 0.20 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $15.00
Other format details juvenile
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
"One of the books every boy should have on his bookshelf." -- Examiner.com
 
No outlaw could draw as fast as Lightning Larry. But what really terrified those bad men was that peculiar gun of his. It didn't shoot bullets. It shot light. And Larry always aimed for the heart. 
 
Can Larry save the town of Brimstone from Evil-Eye McNeevil's outlaw gang? Find out in this rip-roaring original tale of a gunfighter with a huge smile and a hankering for lemonade.
 
TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS -- A READER'S THEATER SCRIPT OF THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN AARON'S BOOK "STORIES ON STAGE," OR FREE ON AARON'S WEB SITE.
 
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Aaron Shepard is the award-winning author of "The Baker's Dozen," "The Sea King's Daughter," "The Monkey King," and many more children's books. His stories have appeared often in Cricket magazine, while his Web site is known internationally as a prime resource for folktales, storytelling, and reader's theater. Once a professional storyteller, Aaron specializes in lively retellings of folktales and other traditional literature, which have won him honors from the American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Bank Street College of Education, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the American Folklore Society.
 
Toni Goffe is the British illustrator of numerous well-loved children's books and is a winner of the 1993 Gold Medallion Book Award. He is also illustrator of Aaron's "The Legend of Slappy Hooper."
 
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"One of the books every boy should have on his bookshelf; girls will probably like the story too . . . The language is perfect, [with] the right dose of silliness to make both parents and children chuckle . . . The illustrations are ideal." -- Cindi Rose, Examiner.com, Aug. 20, 2012
 
"A tall-tale superhero for our time. . . . A readaloud that could lighten up classes well up in the elementary grades." -- Kirkus Reviews, Mar. 1, 1993
 
"Pass out the bandanas and dig out the spittoon. Read this story in an old-timer's voice, and everyone will have a good time." -- Chris Sherman, American Library Association Booklist, Mar. 1, 1993
 
"Move over Wyatt Earp. Make room for a cowboy of a different caliber. A wide age range of listeners will request this one again and again." -- School Library Journal, Nov. 1993
 
"A rib-tickler. . . . Kids will enjoy acting this out as readers theatre." -- Jan Lieberman, TNT, Spring 1993
 
"Lovely. . . . Should reach the tickly bone of youngsters." -- Storyline, June 1993
 
"Perfect for telling or reading out loud." -- Katy Rydell, Stories, Spring 1993
 
"My class loved this story. Great to use when introducing tall tales." -- D. Peccianti, Reviews of All Resources (Monterey Peninsula United School District)
 
"Introduces one amazing cowpoke. . . . Will have young listeners laughing out loud and asking you to 'read it again.'" -- Smithsonian, Nov. 1993
 
"Told in the spirited language of a true yarn-spinner, this is a rollicking picture book to warm the heart of just about everyone." -- Kids' Line, Summer 1993
 
"The old west is turned on its ear in this lighthearted tall tale. . . . Shepard's frontier vernacular manages to be both faithful to the genre and hilariously funny; the book reads aloud wonderfully. . . . Especially good for classroom use." -- Wendy E. Betts, The Web Online Review, Apr. 22, 1994
 


Editions
Paperback
Book cover for 9780938497271
 
The price comparison is for this edition
from Skyhook Press (January 1, 2006)
9780938497271 | details & prices | 50 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $15.00
About: "One of the books every boy should have on his bookshelf.
With Toni Goffe (other contributor) | from Skyhook Press (January 1, 2005)
9780938497288 | details & prices | 50 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 2-3 | 0.20 lbs | List price $6.00
About: Shooting bolts of light instead of bullets, Lightning Larry changes the town of Brimstone into a friendly, happy place.
School and Library
Book cover for 9780684194332
 
With Toni Goffe (other contributor) | from Atheneum (March 1, 1993)
9780684194332 | details & prices | 8.50 × 10.75 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 2-3 | 0.80 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Shooting bolts of light instead of bullets, Lightning Larry changes the town of Brimstone into a friendly, happy place

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