What is the story of the Headless Horseman?
(2023)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
J/PAPERBACK/SERIES/WHAT

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Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Kids' Paperbacks J/PAPERBACK/SERIES/WHAT Due: 11/26/2025
Kids' Paperbacks J/PAPERBACK/SERIES/WHAT Due: 12/9/2025

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Penguin Workshop, 2023
©2023
DESCRIPTION

107 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780593523667, 0593523660, 9780593523674, 0593523679, 9781518290930, 1518290930, 9780593523667, 0593523660
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

"An official Who HQ book"--Cover

What is the story of the Headless Horseman? -- The father of American literature -- The power of the pen -- The mysterious Hudson Valley -- Lost his head -- A heart-stopping chase -- Says who? -- American accent -- Thrills and chills to this day

"Washington Irving published The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in 1820, introducing the eerie Headless Horseman character to readers worldwide. Readers were both scared and intrigued by the horrific character, who is the ghost of a soldier who had been decapitated during the American Revolution. Now, the character is an American classic, featured in movies, television shows, cartoons, comic books, and even video games, thanks to Irving's chilling story of a lone horseman seeking revenge"--

Ages 8-12

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