Standing Tall: Unusually Tall People cover

Standing Tall: Unusually Tall People

Author: Landau, Elaine

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 7.6
Points 1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 5456
Points per Word 0.000183
Page Count 64
Points per Page 0.015625
Series First Book

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.