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The Bunyans
by
Audrey Wood (Goodreads Author),
David Shannon
Meet the Bunyan family--Paul, his giant wife Carrie, and their two king-sized children Little Jean and Teeny. As they frolic through early America, their footprints and adventures carve out infamous sites from the Rocky Mountains and Niagara Falls to Yellowstone's "Old Faithful!" Full color.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
October 1st 1996
by Blue Sky Press
(first published January 1st 1949)
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This story picks up where the legend of Paul Bunyan left off. What if he had a wife and kids? Paul may be able to claim forming the Grand Canyon, but his wife and kids can claim Mammoth Cave, Big Sur, Old Faithful, Niagara Falls, the Rocky Mountains and my personal favorite - the Colorado Sand Dunes!
This book really grew on me due in large part to David Shannon's wonderful illustrations - also featured in The Rough-Face Girl (a touching Native American Cinderella story) and The Ballad of the Pir...more
This book really grew on me due in large part to David Shannon's wonderful illustrations - also featured in The Rough-Face Girl (a touching Native American Cinderella story) and The Ballad of the Pir...more
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Wood, Audrey. The Bunyans Blue Sky Press, 1996
This tall tale is about Paul Bunyan’s family, his wife and two children. Most children know about Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe. They may know that he is taller than a redwood tree and stronger than fifty grizzly bears but they may not know he has a family! Children will chuckle at the adventures of the Bunyans as well as the names and descriptions of the children ie. a “jumbo boy” named Little Jean and a “gigantic girl” named Teeny. Children won...more
This tall tale is about Paul Bunyan’s family, his wife and two children. Most children know about Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe. They may know that he is taller than a redwood tree and stronger than fifty grizzly bears but they may not know he has a family! Children will chuckle at the adventures of the Bunyans as well as the names and descriptions of the children ie. a “jumbo boy” named Little Jean and a “gigantic girl” named Teeny. Children won...more
“The Bunyans” is a tall tale about the Bunyan family, a family of giants.
The story begins with Paul Bunyan meeting Carrie McIntie. Paul and Carrie marry and have two children. Everyone in the family is gigantic. The story has a geographic slant. Various landmarks such as Niagra Falls, Bryce Canyon, the Great Sand Dunes of Colorado, Big Sur, the Continental Divide, and Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park are mentioned. The author fictionally writes about how these landmarks were created. F...more
The story begins with Paul Bunyan meeting Carrie McIntie. Paul and Carrie marry and have two children. Everyone in the family is gigantic. The story has a geographic slant. Various landmarks such as Niagra Falls, Bryce Canyon, the Great Sand Dunes of Colorado, Big Sur, the Continental Divide, and Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park are mentioned. The author fictionally writes about how these landmarks were created. F...more
I love tall tales explaining how things in America came to be--and I have always been partial to Paul Bunyan and his gorgeous blue ox! So, imagine my delight when I got to go on a new set of adventures with Paul and his FAMILY--that's right, he met a lovely large woman and they had a son and daughter and they had a role in shaping many beautiful key landmarks in our country, from Naigra Falls to the Continental Divide to Big Sur. I love the illustrations--they strike the perfect balance between...more
3.5
A retelling of the Bunyan story in a creative new way. I was blown away by the art, and found the story pretty engaging. However, I also didn't love the story. It was a bit disjointed for my liking. At one point, I thought we skipped some pages because the previous page was so disconnected from the page before.
There are so few amazing Americana picture books though, I felt it deserved the round up.
A retelling of the Bunyan story in a creative new way. I was blown away by the art, and found the story pretty engaging. However, I also didn't love the story. It was a bit disjointed for my liking. At one point, I thought we skipped some pages because the previous page was so disconnected from the page before.
There are so few amazing Americana picture books though, I felt it deserved the round up.
While this is a tall tale it has many aspects that may be helpful in a social studies geography lesson. It does a great job of explaining not only the story of how Paul Bunyon came to be, but also how many landmarks came to be in America! It mentions Niagra falls, Sand dunes, the Continental Divide, Bryce Canton and Old Faithful! It also has beautiful pictures to accompany the text!
The Bunyans are just your typical tall-tale family, complete with oversize activities for their two kids, Jean and Teensy. This is a short, simple story that would make a great accompaniment to a traditional Paul Bunyan and Babe book.
Really enjoyed the pictures by David Shannon; they seemed to capture the folksy feel of the legend without going overboard.
Really enjoyed the pictures by David Shannon; they seemed to capture the folksy feel of the legend without going overboard.
This is a book written about an American folk tale character and his family. It illustrated how the family accidentally created all of the beautiful landscape and geography all over North America. Perfect book to introduce the geography of North America. a lot of exaggeration and imaginative writing elements that students can benefit from.
This is a fun tall tale to read for students who want to know more about Paul Bunyan and his family. This story focuses on Bunyan's two children, and how they have come to form and name many landforms in the United States!
Audrey Wood's creativity, and David's Shannon's wonderful illustrations compliment each other to create an engaging story for children!
Audrey Wood's creativity, and David's Shannon's wonderful illustrations compliment each other to create an engaging story for children!
I absolutely love this book! The illustrations are amazing and the plot was very fresh and original. This book shows that Paul Bunyan had a family and Audrey Wood takes the reader through all of their adventures as a family. It's a great book for children!
I read this every year with my students during our tall tales unit. I also pull nonfiction books that show each of the locations mentioned in the story, so they can see what they really look like. They area always amazed that they are REAL places.
I told this story by the pictures (having read through it to familiarize myself with it) due to time being short in today's program. This would be great to use in a "tall tales" unit.
This is the story of the Paul Bunyan family and how their adventure across America created some of our national/scenic treasures like Bryce Canyon, Mammoth Cave, and Niagara Falls.
I *know* I would've loved this when I was a child. I loved tall tales, and this is faithful to the pattern popular back then - plausibility be hanged, humor and joy abounding.
Great way to incorporate fun fiction and imagination into historic places. Slightly lengthy but awesome for older students. A personal favorite.
This is a great book for kids and parents. We had lots of chuckles.My son wanted to know if Paul really diud creat all those places lol.
An awful lot of kids aren't getting folk tales any more. This book adds some new spin on some existing tales, and does so in fun, traditional fashion.
Audrey Wood is really a splendid children's book author. Just as the legend of Paul Bunyan 'explains' how Minnesota's lakes were formed, this tale explains a few more natural wonders: Mammoth Cave, Niagara Falls, Bryce Canyon, Big Sur, the Continental Divide/Rocky Mountains to name a few. Lots of fun.
David Shannon's illustrations (so different from...more
Audrey Wood is really a splendid children's book author. Just as the legend of Paul Bunyan 'explains' how Minnesota's lakes were formed, this tale explains a few more natural wonders: Mammoth Cave, Niagara Falls, Bryce Canyon, Big Sur, the Continental Divide/Rocky Mountains to name a few. Lots of fun.
David Shannon's illustrations (so different from...more
The illustrations alone are reason enough to read this book out loud to a group of kids.
This is one of my favorite versions of the Paul Bunyan tall tale. An excellent read aloud for elementary age students!
Me encanto la historia y las ilustraciones!
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Cute interpretation of the folk tale.
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Bea says she really really really really liked this book. We'd read a few other Bunyan stories this year -- I think those first, then this is a good order.
This is a great book about Paul Bunyan. This is the continuum of what happened to Paul. It introduces you to his family. It is a fun book to read. I would use this to show different perspectives of how thing are formed.
Do you know a lot of school children no longer know who Paul Bunyan is? Trot this one out along with some other American folk stories - and throw in some good music with some Dan Zanes and Pete Seeger folk songs...
This is a really fun sequel to the legend of Paul Bunyan. It's pretty cool to see a family of giants roaming North America and (literally) leaving their footprints all over the country.
Cute continuation of the Paul Bunyan Tall Tale! Paul gets married to a woman almost as big and strong as himself, and they have two children.
This is one of Audrey Woods best. She is such a good writer.
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Audrey Wood studied art and drama at the Arkansas Art Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. She has owned an operated a book and import store, taught chldren's drama and art, and traveled throughout Mexico and Guatemala studying Indian folk art. She now lives in Hawaii with her talented family (husband Don and son Bruce, who have both collaborated with Audrey by illustrating some of her books).
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