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Paul Bunyan

Name: Paul Bunyan
Author: Steven Kellogg
ISBN: 9780688058005

by Steven Kellogg

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Overview

Who was the largest baby ever born in the state of Maine? Who dug the Great Lakes? Who gouged out the Grand Canyon? Why, Paul Bunyan, of course, America's finest, fastest, funniest lumberman and favorite tall-tale hero.

Recounts the life of the extraordinary lumberjack whose unusual size and strength brought him many fantastic adventures.

Synopsis

¿Quién fue el bebé más grande que naciera jamás en el estado de Maine?

¿Quién cavó los Grandes Lagos? ¿Quién excavó el Gran Cañón? Paul Bunyan ¡por supuesto! El mejor, más rápido leñador estadounidense, y el héroe favorito de historias fantásticas.

Parent's Choice

. . . Kellogg dedicates his own substantial talent to enhancing Paul's already sizable reputation. He amply succeeds.

About the Author, Steven Kellogg

Steven Kellogg was "moved by the simplicity, the subtleties, and the poignance of the writing in this story." He welcomed the opportunity to reillustrate it in full color. Mr. Kellogg is an award-winning author and illustrator who has created more than 100 children's books, including The Three Little Pigs, Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett. He is the illustrator of Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town and The Baby Beebee Bird. Mr. Kellogg is a recipient of the David McCord Citation and the Regina Medal for his distinguished contribution to children's literature. He lives with his wife, Helen, in upstate New York.

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Parent's Choice

...Kellogg dedicates his own substantial talent to enhancing Paul's already sizable reputation. He amply succeeds.

Parent's Choice

. . . Kellogg dedicates his own substantial talent to enhancing Paul's already sizable reputation. He amply succeeds.

Children's Literature

This tall tale was first retold and illustrated by Steven Kellogg in 1984 and is now being reissued in paperback. Just as the story of the huge man and his huge blue ox lives on, so do Kellogg's illustrations. Paul Bunyan and Babe are both wide-eyed and innocent, but Paul is always using his amazing powers to solve problems and help folks. In this particular version, he uses his ax to carve the Grand Canyon and fed flapjacks and syrup to the men who leveled the Great Plains and shaved the slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The pages are crowded with fun and humor—Paul holding a watermelon as if it were an orange, a line at the outhouse (the gentlemen's outhouse!), a library in a pioneer town, and wonderfully expressive faces for pioneers and ogres alike. Kellogg's retelling provides a marvelous way to share tall tales with short people and encourage youngsters to create their own legendary characters. 2004 (orig. 1984), HarperTrophy, Ages 4 to 8.
—Karen Leggett