{"product_id":"american-tall-tales","title":"American Tall Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe perfect addition to every family's home library and just right for sharing aloud, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Tall Tales\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to America's first folk heroes in nine wildly exaggerated and downright funny stories.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here are Paul Bunyan, that king-sized lumberjack who could fell \"ten white pines with a single swing\"; John Henry, with his mighty hammer; Mose, old New York's biggest, bravest fireman; Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, who could \"outgrin, outsnort, outrun, outlift, outsneeze, outsleep, outlie any varmint\"; and other uniquely American characters, together in one superb collection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the tradition of the original nineteenth-century storytellers, Mary Pope Osborne compiles, edits, and adds her own two cents' worth--and also supplies fascinating historical headnotes. Michael McCurdy's robust colored wood engravings recall an earlier time, perfectly capturing all the vitality of the men and women who carved a new country out of the North American wilderness.","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47983735734461,"sku":"BS-TC0-800897","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780679800897-HD.jpg?v=1786572750","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/american-tall-tales","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}