Standing tall
Subtitle: unusually tall people
By: by Elaine Landau.
Series: A first book
Publisher: F. Watts
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Giants -- Juvenile literature.; Giants -- Folklore.; Acromegaly -- Juvenile literature.; Giants.; Acromegaly.
Description: Traces the treatment of giants in folklore, the challenges faced by unusually tall people throughout history, the medical reasons behind gigantism and acromegaly, and the prejudices that tall people find today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-59) and index.