Paul Bunyan 20th Anniversary Edition (Reading Rainbow Book)

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Description: Do you know how the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River were first formed? How about the Great Plains and the Grand Canyon? Some people think these wonders were established by the forces of nature, but those folks clearly haven't heard of Paul Bunyan, the "strongest, smartest, and tallest hero of the tallest of American tall tales." Paul and his pal, Babe the Blue Ox, were responsible for creating all these geographic features as they worked their way west with their unusual lumber crew. Paul's adventures begin when he is just a baby (who can lift a cow over his head) and continue as he grows into the biggest lumberjack in the world. All the basic stories about Paul Bunyan are here in this rollicking tale, as well as a few inventive incidents added by author and illustrator Steven Kellogg. Kellogg is well known for his stories about Pinkerton the Great Dane, retellings of classic tales such as Chicken Little, and illustrations for books such as How Much Is a Million? by David Schwartz. But Kellogg's most important contribution to children's literature is his series on American folk heroes, including Johnny Appleseed, Mike Fink, Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett, and of course, the tallest hero of the tallest tale of all--Paul Bunyan. A great legend and great fun. (Ages 5 to 9) --Marcie Bovetz

Genre: English language readers; Short Stories; Fairy Tales and Folklore - Single Title; Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction; United States; Juvenile Fiction; English; Children: Grades 2-3; Juvenile literature; Folklore; Fairy Tales and Folklore - American; Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / General; Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks; Tall tales; Bunyan, Paul (Legendary charac; Bunyan, Paul (Legendary character); Legends;

Average Review: 4 stars

Review: Pablum : Saccharine cotton candy. About the only "real" thing left from the folk tales is Babe being found during a blue snow and staying blue. My grandkids' great great grandparents came from a logging past. Am I going to use this book to introduce them to heir own history? Absolutely not.