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Author Rockliff, Mara, author.

Title Anything but ordinary Addie : the true story of Adelaide Herrmann, queen of magic / Mara Rockliff ; illustrated by Iacopo Bruno.

Publication Info. Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2016.
©2016

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 1st Fl Juvenile Biography  J BIO Herrmann    ---  Available
 Westside Biography  B HER    ---  Available
Edition First edition.
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm.
text txt rdacontent
still image sti rdacontent
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volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Language Text in English.
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.
Awards A Junior Library Guild selection
Subject Herrmann, Adelaide, 1853-1932 -- Juvenile literature.
Magicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women entertainers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Magic tricks -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books for children.
Herrmann, Adelaide, 1853-1932. (OCoLC)fst01626037
Picture books for children. (OCoLC)fst01063717
Magic tricks. (OCoLC)fst01005507
Magicians. (OCoLC)fst01005551
Women entertainers. (OCoLC)fst01177638
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author Bruno, Iacopo, illustrator.
Added Title True story of Adelaide Herrmann, queen of magic
ISBN 9780763668419 (lib. bdg.)
0763668419 (lib. bdg.)

 
    
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