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48 pages

English

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In this humorous twist on a classic tale, Paul Bunyan and his best friend, Babe the Blue Ox, leave life on the farm to work for a logger who pays them with their favorite thing: pancakes! Paul and Babe tromp across the country with the logger, filling valleys with pancake batter (forming the Rocky Mountains) and chasing down pancakes blown away by the wind (creating the Grand Canyon). But when Babe starts to feel sick from eating too many pancakes, the two realize that maybe the farm, with its variety of foods, is really the best place for them after all. The engaging typography and illustrations, combined with the humorous and lighthearted tone, show kids the importance of eating their veggies without giving heavy-handed lessons. An authors note explains the origins of the Paul Bunyan story. Praise for Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox: The Great Pancake Adventure "Cheerful gouache illustrations, which appear to be partly influenced by 1920s animated cartoons and contemporary street art, bounce with energy, driving the story forward as their adventures unfold...The inclusion of colorful, hand-lettered text adds emphasis and acts as a balance to the art." Kirkus Reviews "Newcomer Luckhursts manic gouache artwork and hand-lettered typography grab attention in this pancake-themed twist on the Paul Bunyan legend...The sheer voltage of Luckhursts artworkRobert Neubecker by way of Robert Crumbmakes this a notable debut, one whose boisterous display type lends itself to noisy readalouds." Publishers Weekly "Luckhursts gouache-on-paper artwork is bright and bold, and the text works well as a storytime read-aloud. As one would expect, the author takes the exaggerated and hyperbolic aspects of this tale and uses them to great effect." School Library Journal "The cartoonlike, folksy gouache-and-paper illustrations are fitting for the larger-than-life story, and the hand-lettered typeface adds extra oomph." Booklist Awards: RECOMMENDED - Parents' Choice Award Winner, Picture Books New York Public Librarys Children's Books 2012: 100 Books for Reading and Sharing list The Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids & Teens - Spring 2013

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Publié par	ABRAMS BOOKS
Date de parution	15 janvier 2013
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781613124901
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	5 Mo

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are inseparable, whether out of doors, at school, or at home. Paul s and Babe s hankering for pancakes-and more pan- cakes and nothing but pancakes-soon overwhelms Paul s mom. I just cannot keep feeding you and Babe all these pancakes, she tells Paul. I have fields to tend. So Paul and Babe try to help her by working in the vegetable fields, but their big feet just squish and squash everything in sight.
Paul s and Babe s appetites become just too big-and frankly so do they-so one day they decide it s time to follow their stomachs and find their pancake fortune in the great big world. What they find . . . Well, that s the story told here.
Matt Luckhurst s signature style of incorporating text and artwork makes for a lively retelling of this classic character s tale. Matt s research and also his homegrown experiences help create an appealing new take on the tale of Paul Bunyan and his mighty blue ox.

This is the story of a man and his ox. The man , s name was
He was taller than the trees and larger than life, and he forever changed the American landscape.
People remember him and his best friend
as the greatest lumberjacks to ever work in the forests. What folks usually do not remember is how that came to be.