The story itself is a little cheesy but I like that it would be a really good book to use as a break and for some fun in the classroom. I also enjo This a really fun and interesting tall tale. I also enjoyed that this book focuses on self-confidence and hard work. Both of these are very good lessons to teach elementary students as they are learning and growing.
May 11, Veronica rated it did not like it Shelves: boys-and-girls-all-children , picture-book , 4th-grade , 5th-grade , folklore. Well, I definitely would not have read that book of my own free will, and I probably won't read it again. I really didn't like it. It is about the main character Pecos Bill and all his crazy adventures throughout his life. He gets raised by coyotes. He squeezes all the poison out of a python and then keeps the poor thing as a rope. He marries someone to rises out of the water on a catfish.
It was just so absurd. I also felt like the story was all over the place and the transitions were very abru Well, I definitely would not have read that book of my own free will, and I probably won't read it again. I also felt like the story was all over the place and the transitions were very abrupted and unsynchronized. I really don't have any positives about this book. I also do not understand why my textbook recommends this as a folklore, definitely more of a tall tale.
Oct 31, Erin Murphy rated it really liked it Shelves: shelffolklore. Pecos Bill by Steven Kellogg is about a baby that fell out of a covered wagon and was found by a family of coyotes. These coyotes raise him as their own and teach him how to survive in the wild. He becomes the protector of the desert and saves people and his family.
Just like Paul Bunyan, children would enjoy reading this text because it tells a great story that is also very interesting which keeps readers engaged. Sep 12, Brenna Shull rated it it was amazing Shelves: children-s-books. I love the illustrations throughout the whole book. This tall tale is one I grew up knowing some but not the full story. I love the details and how well the illustrations tell the story.
It also demonstrated what the western world looked like before more people settled in the area. For children who grew up in the mid west this story would be beneficial in demonstrating what the west is like and what people did in the past.
Apr 02, Brooklyn rated it liked it Shelves: el This was part of the traditional stories unit in El I have never been a huge fan of traditional tales, but this one was entertaining! I had never heard it told before, so it was more intriguing to me. Oct 24, Keri Rohr rated it liked it.
Pecos Bill is a tall tale appropriate for grades I have never heard this tale before and it is very interesting. Some of the elements in this story are very weird and very unrealistic. Although the book was interesting, it is not my favorite tale to read. Nov 30, Robby Owen added it. This is a western version of a tall tale and it has a lot of funny components that will entertain children.
The book is very well illustrated and well written to be both challenging for younger readers while engaging and entertaining for older readers. May 05, Kenzie rated it it was amazing. I really loved this book because it is super funny and I loved all the detail.
May 05, Isabellg rated it it was amazing. I thought it was funny when he squeezed the snake. Aug 11, Mr. Cody rated it liked it Shelves: books-i-read-with-my-son , mythology , picture-books , childrens-books , fairy-tale. Not as solid as Paul Bunyan, but the art is still lights-out. Dec 28, Kest Schwartzman rated it liked it. There's a lot to see here, and as such it will hold up to multiple readings if your small person really likes it.
Mar 13, Tracy The Great rated it really liked it. Mar 14, Cole H. I liked the creatures in this book, especially the tarantula thing. Dec 20, Mckinley rated it it was ok Shelves: picture , western , folk-fairy-tale-myth.
Not my favorite version. Feb 26, V. I was thinking about using Peck Bill for a storytelling session. The book is fun and the illustrations are great. The E-mail message field is required. Please enter the message. Please verify that you are not a robot. Would you also like to submit a review for this item? You already recently rated this item. Your rating has been recorded. Write a review Rate this item: 1 2 3 4 5.
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Be the first. Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers. Tags Add tags for "Pecos Bill : a tall tale". He was so tough that he often rode a mountain lion rather than his favorite horse, the Widow-Maker, whose favorite food was Dynamite. During their courtship, Pecos Bill did his legendary best to impress her by shooting out all the stars from the sky except one, the Lone Star. Widow Maker bounces her so hard she keeps bouncing to the moon.
There are many more tall tales of Pecos Bill, including one version of his ultimate demise. So, as some tell the story, there came a storm bigger than any other. It all happened during the worst drought the West had ever seen.
It was so dry that horses and cows started to dry up and blow away in the wind. So when Bill saw the windstorm, he got an idea. The huge tornado kicked across the land like a wild bronco. But Bill jumped on it without a thought. He rode that tornado across Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, all the time squeezing the rain out of it to save the land from drought.
When the storm was over, Bill fell off the tornado. He landed in California. He left a hole so deep that to this day it is known as Death Valley. Now, Bill had a horse named Widow Maker. He got that name because any man who rode that horse would be thrown off and killed and his wife would become a widow. No one could ride that horse but Bill. And Widow Maker, in the end, caused the biggest problem for Pecos Bill.
You see, one day Bill saw a woman. Not just any woman, but a wild, red- haired woman, riding a giant catfish down the Rio Grande River. Her name was Slue-foot Sue. And Bill fell in love with her at first sight. Well, Bill would not rest until he had asked for her hand in marriage.
And Slue-foot Sue accepted. On their wedding day, Pecos Bill dressed in his best buckskin suit. And Sue wore a beautiful white dress with a huge steel-spring bustle in the back. It was the kind of big dress that many women wore in those days — the bigger the better. Now, after the marriage ceremony Slue-foot Sue got a really bad idea. She decided that she wanted to ride Widow Maker. Bill begged her not to try.
But she had her mind made up. Well, the second she jumped on the horse's back he began to kick and buck like nothing anyone had ever seen. He sent Sue flying so high that she sailed clear over the new moon. Now, there are many different stories about what happened next.
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