{"product_id":"pop-goes-the-weasel-pop-goes-the-weasel-the-secret-meanings-of-nursery-rhymes-9780399535550","title":"Pop Goes the Weasel: Pop Goes the Weasel: The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRed Herrings and White Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e--a curious guide to the hidden histories of classic nursery rhymes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho was Mary Quite Contrary, or Georgie Porgie? How could Hey Diddle Diddle offer an essential astronomy lesson? Do Jack and Jill actually represent the execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette? And if Ring Around the Rosie isn't about the plague, then what is it really about? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book is a quirky, curious, and sometimes sordid look at the truth behind popular nursery rhymes that uncovers the strange tales that inspired them--from Viking raids to political insurrection to smuggling slaves to freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead Albert Jack's posts on the Penguin Blog.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albert Jack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 4.28w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399535550","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42440451096713,"sku":"9780399535550","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_6a345e8d-9612-49de-8e09-704e670543d4.jpg?v=1716238605","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/pop-goes-the-weasel-pop-goes-the-weasel-the-secret-meanings-of-nursery-rhymes-9780399535550","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}