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Rabbit Ears Treasury of Tall Tales: Volume One: Davy Crockett, Rip Van Winkle, Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan |  | Author: Rabbit Ears
Creators: Nicolas Cage, Anjelica Huston, Garrison Keillor, Jonathan Winters
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 513774
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0739336509
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.20973
EAN: 9780739336502
ASIN: 0739336509
Publication Date: August 22, 2006
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Product Description
The Rabbit Ears Treasury of American Tall Tales features the larger-than-life characters of America's favorite folk stories--read by your favorite stars and featuring original music by some of today's greatest artists.
Davy Crockett
Read by Nicolas Cage
Original Music by David Bromberg
Follow the escapades of America's ultimate backwoods hero as he travels the frontier in his trademark coonskin cap in search of adventure and brags his way into history at the Battle of the Alamo.
Rip Van Winkle
Read by Anjelica Huston
Original Music by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason
This Washington Irving classic tells the story of likeable but lazy Rip Van Winkle, who shared a strange brew with some mysterious strangers and fell into a deep sleep for 20 years. He discovers when he finally wakes that things are considerably different than he remembers, providing a cautionary tale about making the most of life.
Johnny Appleseed
Read by Garrison Keillor
Original Music by Mark O'Connor
Here is the touching tale of the good-natured naturalist who traveled through the Ohio Valley in the early 1800s planting apple orchards, making friends, and spreading goodwill. Walk the miles with this barefoot explorer who never met an apple pie he didn't like.
Paul Bunyan
Read by Jonathan Winters
Original Music by Leo Kottke with Duck Baker
The larger-than-life lumberjack swaggers through the forests of North America with his faithful companion, Babe the Blue Ox, by his side. Hear about the pancake griddle that's over an acre wide and the truly tall tale of how the Great Lakes and Grand Canyon were created.
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 Nicholas Cage as Davy Crockett? Brilliant. January 18, 2010
Andy Rogers (Northbrook, IL USA)
Yes, I like Garrison Keillor's voice and reading style. And yes, Rachel is right, the bit about the three angel brides could've gotten accidentally dropped and it would've made the story better. And the Paul Bunyan song doesn't sound quite finished.
But from the first listen of Nicholas Cage reading Davy Crockett -- to the umpteenth listen, and counting -- this has been one of my family's favorite CDs.
Shut up before your teeth get sunburned! And... Who asked you to scratch my lice? Nicholas Cage is at his over-the-top best. It drips with hilarious irony. To wit: get a load of the possum who, instead of playing possum, butters up our dear Davy with a few trite compliments and gets a walk! Great stuff. I'll keep listening until I get Davy's Alamo speech memorized.
You got young boys? Get 'em this CD and you won't be disappointed.
 Disappointing June 18, 2008
E. Rubesh (Prague, Czech Republic)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Our 5 year old son has been crazy about Davy Crockett since he found out that we would be staying at the Davy Crockett Ranch at Disneyland Paris. We ordered this CD for the trip there. It was very disappointing for our son because the story was above his head. This cd is better for kids aged 13 or older. The story is told in the vernacular from the 1800's - not easy to understand for a 5 year old. Plus, the story got involved with Crockett's political life -- not enjoyable to listen to our son.
Fantastic! November 25, 2007
K. Hailey (Windsor, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I purchased this and the Treasury of Fables CD, I had never heard of Rabbit Ears Productions. I listened to Davy Crockett on the way home & couldn't wait to play it for my son (He was 3yrs). He begs to listen to these stories every time we get in the car(Now he's 5yrs). I'm getting at least 2 more Treasury collections for Christmas this year. Thank you Rabbit Ears!
Rabbit Ears Treasury of Tall Tales Volume I April 4, 2007
Carey L. Lemond (Richmond, TX USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Thia is was very enjoyable and easy to listen to. I would feel amyone no mater their age would enjoy this listening to this book.
Easy on the ears for the whole family September 23, 2006
Rachel M. Barnes (Cape Cod)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I purchased this for my daughter's fifth birthday and was very pleased with this collection.
Things I liked about Rabbit Ears Treasury of American Tall Tales:
1. Garrison Keillor has an amazing reading ability. He is easy for everyone to listen to.
2. Each story was backed by original music, written to enhance the mood of the story. It was well played and enjoyable.
3. Almost all of the tales were enjoyed by everyone in my family.
4. Each was an appropriate amount of time (approximately 30 minute per story) to hold interest and provide detail.
5. We have listened to the stories over and over, and no one is tired of them yet!
6. The vocabulary is not dumbed down, but understandable in context.
Things I didn't like:
1. Rip Van Winkle was a bit scary to my five year old. The ghosts' decision to sabotage Rip's future with his family really bothered her a great deal.
2. Occasionally the audio became difficult to hear. Repeat listenings and cranking the sound during quiet moments helped, but shouldn't have been necessary.
3. The bit about Johnny Appleseed believing he will have three angel brides in heaven if he remains pure on earth just kept bringing my mind back to the 9/11 sickos who believed killing innocents would mean they would get virgins in heaven. That's my own personal connection, so it shouldn't be troublesome to kids listening to the story (though adults reading this might feel squeamish after seeing this connection. Sorry.)
This is great for car trips, and a real entertainment bargain. Overall, I would recommend this CD and would buy more Rabbit Ears audio cds in the future.
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