Tricking the Tallyman

Jacqueline Davies, S.D. Schindler

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Dragonfly Books
15 January 2014

Humorous stories (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)

Are kids interested in learning about the very first American census? Probably not. Do young readers clamor for stories set in the very, very olden days of the late 18th century? Uh, not really. Okay, but do they like nutty cat-and-mouse trickery, wacky slapstick, and animals disguised as people? You bet! So let them have all that, and if they end up learning a thing or two about our country, its history, and the ways our government works, shhh . . . we won't tell!

Tricking the Tallyman accomplishes the tricky task of showing kids the way the 1790 census was tabulated (or tallied) and how the country's new citizens came to understand (after much misunderstanding) how it worked to help them and the country. Excellent for classroom use or to put in the hands of bright kids with a taste for the quirky and irreverent, young readers may enjoy this story so much they might not even notice how much they've learned!

By: Jacqueline Davies
Illustrated by: S.D. Schindler
Imprint: Dragonfly Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 159g
ISBN: 9780385755191
ISBN 10: 0385755198
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 15 January 2014
Recommended Age: From 5 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jacqueline Davies lives with her family in Needham, Massachusetts. Tallyman began with Davies' involvement in a school project about the national census. S. D. Schindler lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.