The Giant of Seville: A "Tall" Tale Based on a True Story - Couverture rigide

Andreasen, Dan

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ISBN 10 : 081090988X ISBN 13 : 9780810909885

Editeur : Harry N. Abrams, 2007

Synopsis

In the 1870s, a circus giant named Captain Martin Van Buren Bates (nicknamed the "8th Wonder of the World") left the circus and set off to find a town where he and his wife (also a circus giant) could live in peace and away from the ridicule of judgmental or fearful neighbours. Captain Bates happened on Seville, Ohio, a sleepy little town that charmed him from the moment he arrived and welcomed him with open arms. In this story, the town constructs a special giant-sized house in which he and his wife can live comfortably, based on the true story of how Captain Bates built a home on 130 acres of farm land in Seville, complete with specialised furniture and 8-foot high doors. Containing a brief author's note and archival photo, children will relate to the heart-warming story of a man who couldn't fit in anywhere, but how the kindness of strangers changed his life. Martin and Anna Bates were history's tallest known married couple are still Seville's most famous residents.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dan Andreasen is the illustrator of numerous Little House and American Girl books, as well as the picture books Streets of Gold by Rosemary Wells and Sailor Boy Jig by Margaret Wise Brown. He lives in Ohio with his family.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harry N. Abrams
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 081090988X
• ISBN 13: 9780810909885
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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