{"product_id":"books-american-tall-tales-by-mary-pope-osborne","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\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53669326979345,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780679800897.jpg?v=1781507693","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-american-tall-tales-by-mary-pope-osborne","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}