pecos bill (legendary character)

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pecos bill (legendary character)

Tall tale

2008
A boy saves his family farm with the help of heroes Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan and John Henry.

Pecos Bill

the greatest cowboy of all time
2007
Details the life and legacy of folk legend Pecos Bill. Explains Pecos Bill's rugged childhood being raised by coyotes and his adult life as a cowboy. Includes several illustrations of Pecos Bill's exploits.

Pecos Bill and Slue-Foot Sue

2012
Relates some of the exploits of Pecos Bill, the extraordinary Texas cowboy who was raised by coyotes, rode a mountain lion, used a rattle snake as a rope, and married the fearless Slue-Foot Sue.

Pecos Bill tames a colossal cyclone

Presents a folktale about Pecos Bill taming a gigantic cyclone. Includes information about folktales, critical thinking questions using the Common Core, a glossary, and a list of additional resources.

Pecos Bill tames a colossal cyclone

2015
Super-cowboy Pecos Bill leaps onto the back of a monstrous cyclone and rides it like a bucking bronco, creating, in the process, the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and Death Valley.

Pecos Bill invents the ten-gallon hat

2012
Legendary cowboy Pecos Bill invents the ten-gallon hat after trying several different and unusual ways to protect his head from the hot Texas sun.

Pecos Bill and Slue-Foot Sue

2014
Relates some of the exploits of Pecos Bill, the extraordinary Texas cowboy who was raised by coyotes, rode a mountain lion, used a rattle snake as a rope, and married the fearless Slue-Foot Sue.

Pecos Bill tames a colossal cyclone

Super-cowboy Pecos Bill leaps onto the back of a monstrous cyclone and rides it like a bucking bronco, creating, in the process, the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and Death Valley.

The legend of Johnny Appleseed and Pecos Bill

2004
Tells the stories of John Chapman, an apple farmer from Pennsylvania who traveled throughout the midwestern United States, planting apple trees along his way, and Pecos Bill, an extraordinary cowboy who broke a horse, roped a steer, and harnessed a cyclone.

Pecos Bill

1988
The story of Pecos Bill, a fearless, legendary cowboy without equal.

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