{"product_id":"american-tall-tales-9780679800897","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary Pope Osborne is the award-winning author of over sixty books for children. Her works include \u003ci\u003eOne World, Many Religions; New York's Bravest; Tales from the Odyssey; Adaline Falling Star;\u003c\/i\u003e and the Magic Tree House series, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e number one bestselling children's book series that has sold over 100 million copies worldwide. Ms. Osborne lives in northwestern Connecticut with her husband, Will. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Michael McCurdy is a distinguished illustrator whose wood engravings and drawings have enhanced many books for both adults and children. From 1968 to 1985, he owned Penmaen Press Books, where he produced beautiful small-press first editions by leading American and European writers and poets. He wrote and illustrated \u003ci\u003eAn Algonquin Year: The Year According to the Full Moon\u003c\/i\u003e and edited and illustrated \u003ci\u003eEscape from Slavery: The Boyhood of Frederick Douglass in His Own Words.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives with his wife, Deborah, in Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50630334447890,"sku":"9780679800897","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a4182851-73ac-4a9a-af9d-ff08fec78f8e.jpg?v=1732749990","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/american-tall-tales-9780679800897","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}