The Chapman kids find themselves in the classic American ghost story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. They uncover the real identity of the ghostly Headless Horseman, and when the Horseman rides, they scare him with a trick of their own.
This book is part of a book series called Time Spies .
There are 111 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Wizards of the Coast .
Candice Ransom is the author of 70 books for children and young adults. Her books have been chosen as Pick of the List, ALA Notable for Reluctant readers, and various starred reviews. Laura J. Bryant has illustrated many children's books. She currently lives in West Virginia with her husband.
This book contains the following story:
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Gothic tale set in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow in Tarry Town, New York. The Dutch settlement is renowned for ghosts and hauntings, but the most infamous spectre is that of the Headless Horseman, the ghost of a Hessian trouper whose head was shot off by a cannonball during the revolution and who rides forth every night in search of his head. Ichabod Crane, a schoolteacher, seeks the affections of the beautiful - and heir to a fortune - Katrina van Tassel but has competition from the town's Abraham Van Brunt ("Brom Bones" ). Ichabod's aspirations are thwarted when Katrina tunrs down his offer of marriage. Then on his way home the schoolteacher thinks he sees the Headless Horseman and rides for his life. The next day there is no sign of Ichabod or the Horseman, which fuels the legend that he was spirited away by unnatural means. However, there is also the possibility that the manifestation was Brom in disguise, seeing of his love rival.
This book is in the following series:
Time Spies
In each Time Spies book, after a mysterious new guest arrives at the inn, the spyglass whisks the children back in time to meet both famous and unsung heroes from America's past. At the end of each story, the kids arrive home to find a letter which offers fun facts about the adventure and suggests a mission readers will want to try.
