Andre the Giant: Life and Legend (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781596438514)

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Andre Roussimoff is known as both the lovable giant in The Princess Bride and a heroic pro-wrestling figure. He was a normal guy who'd been dealt an extraordinary hand in life. At his peak, he weighed 500 pounds and stood nearly seven and a half feet tall. But the huge stature that made his fame also signed his death warrant.

Box Brown brings his great talents as a cartoonist and biographer to this phenomenal new graphic novel. Drawing from historical records about Andre's life as well as a wealth of anecdotes from his colleagues in the wrestling world, including Hulk Hogan, and his film co-stars (Billy Crystal, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, etc), Brown has created in Andre the Giant, the first substantive biography of one of the twentieth century's most recognizable figures.

Author: Brian Box Brown
ISBN-10: 1596438517
ISBN-13: 9781596438514
Publisher: First Second
Language: English
Published: 05/06/2014
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.00w x 0.72d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 174588 / Andre the Giant: Life and Legend


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2014
Publishers Weekly 04/07/2014
School Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 159
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2014 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Booklist 06/01/2014 pg. 63