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Anything but Ordinary Addie: the True Story of Adelaide Herrmann Queen of Magic
Anything but Ordinary Addie: the True Story of Adelaide Herrmann Queen of Magic
Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - North Yarmouth Academy Library, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: September 16, 2016
Review
Bruno's art work is the first thing you notice about this biographical picture book. The pictures are full-paged, rich, and vibrant, and these, along with a beautiful cover could draw a reader in to the book. However, the text is spare and a little thin, not providing any real details or facts about Herrmann. According to the author's note (which is should be noted might be nice to read FIRST), this book is a picture book version of the full biography Adelaide Herrmann: Queen of Magic, published in 2012 and, while the first female magician, now largely forgotten, is a worthwhile subject, the book needs some background and teaching to provide fullness and understanding to the story.
Overall Book Score: fair
About the Book
Author:
Rockliff, Mara
Illustrator: Bruno, Iacopo
Illustration Quality: excellent
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre: historical fiction,biography / autobiography
Audience: grades k-3,grades 4-6
Binding Type: reinforced trade binding
Binding Quality: very good
ISBN: 9780763668419
Price: 17.99