{"product_id":"9780228104858","title":"The Horse Who Wanted to Fly","description":"\u003cp\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharlie had an ordinary name and lived on an ordinary ranch.\u003cbr\u003e  But Charlie was no ordinary horse.\u003cbr\u003e  Charlie knew he could fly.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  But no one believed him.\u003cbr\u003e  The naysayers said, \u003cbr\u003e  \"Ordinary horses do ordinary work.\u003cbr\u003e  They drag wagons, pull plows, and haul hay.\u003cbr\u003e  Horses can't fly.\u003cbr\u003e  So don't even try.\"  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  So begins the story of Charlie, an ambitious, determined and speedy horse who, with the help of some friends, proves once and for all that horses can fly. After years of toiling away as a work horse, Charlie, finally recognized for his incredible speed, ends up as a prize racehorse of Leland Stanford, the founder of Stanford University. Stanford has commissioned a photographer named Eadweard Muybridge to take high-speed photos of Charlie as he runs. During the trials, Muybridge snaps a photo of Charlie with all four hooves off the ground, thus proving all the naysayers wrong -- Charlie can fly!  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Conveyed through Charlie's story is an important message of resilience and self-confidence, telling young readers, \"Believe in yourself, give it a try! How else will you prove that you can fly?\"  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pamela Kleibrink Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Firefly Books |  Hardback | Laminated cover |  2024-09-01","offer_id":46011479916799,"sku":"9780228104858","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_248e3992-128b-404d-a0f0-b4bc85f9236b.jpg?v=1723057760","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780228104858","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}