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The Tale of Paul Bunyan
Series: Little Golden Book
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See morePresents the story of the enormous lumberjack Paul Bunyan, who along with his blue ox Babe is said to have made the 10,000 lakes of Minnesota with his footsteps.
This terrific tall tale is about the tallest lumberjack ever and his big blue ox!
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This terrific tall tale is about the tallest lumberjack ever and his big blue ox!
This terrific tall tale is about the tallest lumberjack ever and his big blue ox!
Lumberjacks came and went, but none left their mark like the great Paul Bunyan.
This Little Golden Book shares the very entertaining and very tall tale of everyone's favorite lumberjack and his giant ox, Babe. When Paul Bunyan was a baby, his first sneeze blew a flock of ducks south! When Paul Bunyan was a man, his footprints filled with rain, and each one turned into a lake! Paul Bunyan wasn't real, but young children will have a great time hearing his story and learning about tall tales.
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ISBN: 9781984851796
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 14 January 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Crown Books for Young Readers
Illustration: Full colour
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 168.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 24
About the Author
Lori Haskins Houran is a former children's book editor at Random House and Golden Books. She's the author of My Little Golden Book About George Washington, My Little Golden Book About Johnny Appleseed, and numerous leveled reading titles, including Too Many Dogs and The $25,000 Flight. Learn more about Lori at lorihaskinshouran.com. LUKE FLOWERS is an author/illustrator living in Colorado Springs with his wife and three children. He began his lifelong dream of illustrating children's books in 2014, and has had more than 45 books published since then. When he's not illustrating in his creative cave, he enjoys puppetry, playing banjo, basketball, and having adventures with his family.
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