CONTENT PATHFINDER # 2 ADVENTURES WITH TALL TALES GENERAL INFORMATION: Wendy Karth Normandy Elementary School Centerville, Ohio Adventures With Tall Tales Grades 2 - 3 Language Arts Tall Tales CONTENT INFORMATION The purpose of this pathfinder is to provide a wealth of print and elctronic resources to facilitate a tall tale unit in the third grade. INFOHIO ELECTRONIC RESOURCES Paul Bunyan Columbia Encyclopedia; (AN IXBBunyan-P) Johnny Appleseed (Book). By: Moses, Will. Children's Digest, Sep2002, Vol. 52 Issue 6, p24, 2p, 1c; Reading Level (Lexile): 910; (AN 7190613) Was Johnny Appleseed Real? By: Walkingstick, Twig. Skipping Stones, Nov/Dec2002, Vol. 14 Issue 5, p20, 1/3p; Reading Level (Lexile): 810; (AN 7695000) Paul Bunyan... Monkeyshines on America, 2000, p19, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 700; (AN 3652355) Fantastic folk heroes. By: David, Lester. Boys' Life, Oct95, Vol. 85 Issue 10, p24, 4p, 4c; Reading Level (Lexile): 820; (AN 9510110433) Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill. By: Rozen, Leah. People, 4/3/95, Vol. 43 Issue 13, p17, 5/6p, 1c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1160; (AN 9503277646) Gentle pioneer Johnny Appleseed. By: Dillon, Doug. Boys' Life, Feb94, Vol. 84 Issue 2, p12, 1p, 2c; Reading Level (Lexile): 870; (AN 9402027564) WEB SITES This web site allows you to choose a tall tale that is connected with any state. This web site features an animated film about the legendary Paul Bunyan. Also included are coloring pages, a pancake recipe, and a dress up game with Paul Bunyan. Tall tale information for beginning and advanced students. "Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West" is the title of this interactive web site complete with games & activities. BOOKS Outrageous, Bodacious Boliver Boggs by Jo Harper Mike Fink: a Tall Tale by Steven Kellogg Pecos Bill: a Tall Tale by Steven Kellogg Paul Bunyan: a Tall Tale by Steven Kellogg Sally AnnThunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett: a Tall Tale by Steven Kellogg Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm by Jerdine Nolen Davy Crockett Saves the World by Rosalyn Schanzer Comes A Wind by Linda White Library Lil by Suzanne Williams Steamboat Annie and the Thousand Pound Catfish by Catherine Wright The Loudest, Fastest, Best Drummer in Kansas by Marguerite Davol Shoeshine Whittaker by Helen Ketteman MEDIA RESOURCES Paul Bunyan video by Disney Educational Productions Pecos Bill video by Disney Educational Productions