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Bill was just four years old when he fell from the family wagon near the Pecos River on the western frontier. Accidentally left behind by his family, he was raised by coyotes, and he didn’t realize he was human until he was an adult. When he did, Pecos Bill returned to civilization and used the superhuman powers he’d developed during his peculiar upbringing to become the best cowboy in the West.
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James Cloyd Bowman (1880—1961) was born in Ohio. After completing his graduate studies at Harvard, he taught English at Iowa State College and later became the head of the English department at Northern State Teacher's College in Michigan. He wrote many award-winning books for children, including The Adventures of Paul Bunyan.
Laura Bannon (1895—1963) was born in Michigan. She attended the Art Institute of Chicago, where she later taught in the children's art program. She wrote and illustrated over thirty books and won the Children's Reading Round Table award for her contribution to children's literature.
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Laura Bannon (1895—1963) was born in Michigan. She attended the Art Institute of Chicago, where she later taught in the children's art program. She wrote and illustrated over thirty books and won the Children's Reading Round Table award for her contribution to children's literature.
"Pecos Bill tells the thoroughly American saga of 'the greatest cowboy of all time.' A fun medley of Wild West lore...these tall tales will have great appeal to those cowboy-lovers..." --The San Francisco Chronicle
"The best collection of Bill tales is Pecos Bill: The Greatest Cowboy of All Time by James Cloyd Bowman. It was published in 1937 and was a Newbery Honor Book that year. It has been out of print for a long time, but now the New York Review Children's Collection has published a gorgeous new hardcover edition that includes Laura Bannon's delightful illustrations, many in color. And for only $18.95. A bargain." --Dallas Morning News
"Youngsters can get reacquainted with James Cloyd Bowman's 1938 Newbery Honor book Pecos Bill: The Greatest Cowboy of All Time, illus. by Laura Bannon, which had been out of print since 1970. Now a new generation can cheer for Pecos Bill, an original American hero." --Publishers Weekly
"Pecos Bill is a prime favorite among our American folkheroes. Children enjoy the fantastic invention, the riproaring extravagance of the yarns about the greatest of all cowboys, for such tale-spinning is a basic part of American humor."--The New York Times
"Children are vastly amused by our American tall tales. 'Paul Buyan'...'Pecos Bill'...'The Jack Tales'...are as indigenous to the United States as popcorn, and too funny for children to miss."--Christian Science Monitor
"The best collection of Bill tales is Pecos Bill: The Greatest Cowboy of All Time by James Cloyd Bowman. It was published in 1937 and was a Newbery Honor Book that year. It has been out of print for a long time, but now the New York Review Children's Collection has published a gorgeous new hardcover edition that includes Laura Bannon's delightful illustrations, many in color. And for only $18.95. A bargain." --Dallas Morning News
"Youngsters can get reacquainted with James Cloyd Bowman's 1938 Newbery Honor book Pecos Bill: The Greatest Cowboy of All Time, illus. by Laura Bannon, which had been out of print since 1970. Now a new generation can cheer for Pecos Bill, an original American hero." --Publishers Weekly
"Pecos Bill is a prime favorite among our American folkheroes. Children enjoy the fantastic invention, the riproaring extravagance of the yarns about the greatest of all cowboys, for such tale-spinning is a basic part of American humor."--The New York Times
"Children are vastly amused by our American tall tales. 'Paul Buyan'...'Pecos Bill'...'The Jack Tales'...are as indigenous to the United States as popcorn, and too funny for children to miss."--Christian Science Monitor
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- PublisherAlbert Whitman & Co.
- Publication date1964
- ISBN 10 0807563846
- ISBN 13 9780807563847
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages296
- IllustratorBannon Laura
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