The Big, Bold, Adventurous Life of Lavinia Warren

Elizabeth Raum (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

176 Seiten

2018
Chicago Review Press (Verlag)
978-0-912777-50-4 (ISBN)

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Lavinia Warren never let her height -- or the lack of it -- prevent her from leading a full and adventurous life. Although she never grew more than three feet tall, she became a beloved teacher, a world traveller, an entertainer and the friend of many powerful figures. Lavinia was teaching at a local school when she heard about an opportunity to travel doing shows as a "human curiosity" on a Mississippi River boat. Eventually she met P T Barnum and worked at his American Museum. It was there that she met Charles Stratton, a dwarf known to the world as "Tom Thumb". Their wedding, which took place on 12 February 1863, brought joy to a nation at war. President and Mrs Abraham Lincoln held a reception for the couple at the White House. The newlyweds later toured the United States and the world. Lavinia faced several tragedies but always found the strength to go on. Lavinia's extraordinary story also provides a social history of one of the most devastating periods in American history. With additional material on Tom Thumb Weddings, readers' questions, time line, and notes and bibliography, this is sure to be a valuable title for adventurous middle-grade readers.

Elizabeth Raum has written over 100 fiction and nonfiction books for children. She is a longtime member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and currently serves as the regional advisor of SCBWI-Dakotas. Raum is a teaching artist with the North Dakota Arts Council, and enjoys visiting schools and speaking with children throughout the country. www.elizabethraumbooks.com

Erscheinungsdatum	14.08.2018
Zusatzinfo	29 B&W photos throughout
Verlagsort	Chicago
Sprache	englisch
Maße	139 x 215 mm
Gewicht	449 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Kunst / Musik
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
ISBN-10	0-912777-50-8 / 0912777508
ISBN-13	978-0-912777-50-4 / 9780912777504
Zustand	Neuware