Zora Neale Hurston, collector: Lies and Other Tall Tales.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review) From: The Horn Book Magazine | Date: September 1, 2005| Author: Martin, Michelle | COPYRIGHT 2005 Horn Book, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Zora Neale Hurston, collector Lies and Other Tall Tales; adapted and illus, by Christopher Myers 40 pp. HarperCollins 10/05 ISBN 0-06-000655-2 $15.99 g Library edition ISBN 0-06-000656-0 $16.89 (Primary, Intermediate)

Following in the footsteps of Alice Walker in reviving the works of Zora Neale Hurston, Christopher Myers illustrates some of her best collected "lies." For those unfamiliar with Hurston's work, an introduction explains that she found these tall tales while...