"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" tells the story of Ichabod Crane, a superstitious schoolteacher who arrives in the small, eerie town of Sleepy Hollow, known for its haunting legends. He becomes infatuated with the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel, but faces competition from the brash Brom Bones. As Ichabod navigates the town's folklore and ghostly tales, especially the legend of the Headless Horseman, his fears come to a terrifying climax. One fateful night, after attending a harvest party, Ichabod's encounter with the supposed ghost leads to his mysterious disappearance, leaving the townsfolk to speculate about his fate. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book features in the following series: Classic Fiction, Graphic Revolve .
This book is aimed at children at US 2nd grade-3rd grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 10-14 years.
There are 72 pages in this book.
This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).
This book was published in 2014 by Stone Arch Books .
Washington Irving was born in 1783 in New York City. In addition to writing fiction, Irving studied law, worked for his family's business in England and wrote essays for periodicals. Some of his most famous tales, including Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, were first published under the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon. Dan Gutman has written many weird books for kids. He lives in New Jersey (a very weird place) with his weird wife and two weird children. BLAKE HOENA has written numerous children's books, including two previous titles in this series: National Geographic Kids Everything Dinosaurs and National Geographic Kids Everything Mythology .
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 features the following character:
Ichabod Crane
This book features Poe's character, Ichabod Crane.
