The true tale of a giantess, the story of Anna Swan, [written by] Anne Renaud ; [illustrated by] Marie Lafrance
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The true tale of a giantess, the story of Anna Swan, [written by] Anne Renaud ; [illustrated by] Marie Lafrance
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
portraitsillustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The true tale of a giantess
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1035285094
Responsibility statement
[written by] Anne Renaud ; [illustrated by] Marie Lafrance
Sub title
the story of Anna Swan
Summary
When Anna Swan came into the world, people chattered. They whispered over tea and gossiped across fences. Because even when she was small, Anna was ... tall. By the time she was four, she'd risen higher than a rain barrel. At six, she was taller than her mother. By ten, she towered over her father. And still she grew, always feeling she did not fit into her world. But Anna had dreams that matched her height -- she imagined a life of travel and adventure. At seventeen, she moved to New York City to join P.T. Barnum's Gallery of Wonders. And it was there that Anna's world began to grow ..
Target audience
juvenile