Format:
Book
Title:
Anything but ordinary Addie : the true story of Adelaide Herrmann, queen of magic / Mara Rockliff ; illustrated by Iacopo Bruno.
Author:
Rockliff, Mara, author.
Call Number:
j793.8092 Herrmann
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher, Date:
Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2016.
©2016
Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Summary:
Traces the story of dancer-turned-magician's assistant Adelaide Herrmann, placing her achievements against a backdrop of period conventions about women in the arts and her determination to continue her work after the death of her husband.
Subjects:
Herrmann, Adelaide, 1853-1932 -- Juvenile literature.
Magicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women entertainers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Magic tricks -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Best & Brightest.
Other Author:
Bruno, Iacopo, illustrator.
Other Title:
True story of Adelaide Herrmann, queen of magic
ISBN:
9780763668419
0763668419