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100 1 _aSandburg, Carl,
_d1878-1967
245 1 0 _aRootabaga pigeons
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-03-03
508 _aProduced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"Rootabaga Pigeons" by Carl Sandburg is a whimsical collection of children's stories written in the early 20th century. The narrative features charming characters like the Potato Face Blind Man and various animals, including six pigeons and flamboyant figures like Hatrack the Horse. Sandburg's prose is imaginative and playful, embodying a sense of wonder that invites readers into the fantastical world of Rootabaga, where the ordinary becomes extraordinary. The opening of the collection introduces readers to the Potato Face Blind Man who shares fantastical stories with a little girl named Blixie Bimber. The first tale features a green rat with rheumatism that shares experiences about a skyscraper being constructed to connect to the moon, and the struggles of workers trying to stop the moon from moving. In another vignette, we see Slipfoot, a character whose misadventures and slip-ups lead to humorous situations, showing a whimsical take on failure and persistence. The stories are rich with imaginative details, capturing the essence of childhood curiosity and the power of storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFantasy literature
653 _aShort stories
653 _aChildren's stories, American
653 _aFairy tales -- United States
700 1 _aPetersham, Maud,
_d1890-1971
700 1 _aPetersham, Miska,
_d1888-1960
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61553
999 _c102378
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