Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Contents:
The puzzle of Paul Bunyan -- How the stories started -- Big from the beginning -- A real superman -- Babe the blue ox -- Paul's amazing kitchen -- Wacky weather -- Crazy creatures -- Digging, carving, and creating -- Farmer Bunyan -- A real Paul Bunyan? -- The spread of Paul Bunyan -- A changing legend.
Summary:
"Legendary lumberjack Paul Bunyan is often depicted as larger than life. Many places around the United States claim Bunyan really lived there. Scholars are still trying to discover whether Bunyan was an actual person or not. According to many stories, he was basically one of the first superheroes of fiction! Readers will love the folk tales describing the exploits of Bunyan and his pet, Babe the Blue Ox. Amusing images accompany the lively text, while fact boxes shed some light on each story s origins." -- (Source of summary not specified)
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