{"product_id":"9780228104858","title":"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\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut 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\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo 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\u003eConveyed 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 \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWinner, 2024 EQUUS Literary Corral Winnie Award\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNominee, 2024 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFinalist, 2025 Western Writers of America Spur Award - Best Western Children's Picture Book\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWinner, 2025 Will Rogers Medallion Award - Western Young Reader \/ Fiction \/ Illustrated Category\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"FIR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46356140392620,"sku":"9780228104858","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/5191073482269.jpg?v=1781633304","url":"https:\/\/giftshop.carlemuseum.org\/products\/9780228104858","provider":"The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}