Davy Crockett: A Life on the Frontier by Stephen Krensky

This is a biography for middle-elementary readers (grade 3) that tells the story of Davy Crockett, an American frontiersman in the late 1700's. What makes this book especially interesting is the way Krensky incorporates tall tales about Crockett into the true story of Crockett's life. Each chapter opens with one of these fictional stories and is followed by an explanation of how this story came to be and the real story it was based on. This helps young readers understand how fantasy stories and tall tales come to exist. The book is illustrated with iconic pictures of Crockett which will probably appeal to readers... especially the illustrations depicting the tall tales, for example Crockett holding an asteroid by it's tale.