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Davies, Jacqueline

Tricking the Tallyman

40 pp. | Knopf | April, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-83909-2 $17.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-93909-9 $20.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by S. D. Schindler. "Tallyman" Phineas Bump's arrival in 1790 Tunbridge, Vermont, causes consternation. Afraid that a higher count will mean higher taxes, Mrs. Pepper claims herself as the sole inhabitant. Upon learning that the number will also determine representation in Congress, she demands a re-count. In Schindler's detailed illustrations showing meticulous renditions of early settlements, historical features coexist comfortably with tall-tale humor.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2009

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