King of the tightrope when the Great Blondin ruled Niagara
"In 1859, Jean-Francois Gravelet, known as The Great Blondin, walked across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. What kind of man would do something like that? And more importantly, how do you become that man?"--
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Atlanta :
Peachtree,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "In 1859, Jean-Francois Gravelet, known as The Great Blondin, walked across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. What kind of man would do something like that? And more importantly, how do you become that man?"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 x 29 cm |
| Audience: | 006-010. |
| ISBN: | 9781561459377 1561459372 |
| Author Notes: | Adam Gustavson holds an MFA from the School of Visual Arts and a BFA from Rowan University and has taught at Seton Hall University and Philadelphia's University of the Arts. He is the award-winning illustrator of over thirty books for children. He lives, paints, teaches, and plays music in his home state of New Jersey, along with his charming family and a neurotic poodle. |
