Title: The illustrations look like tapestries
Product review: This book is well-done, but Joan's story is depressing. Diane Stanley does a great job with the illustrations, making them look like medieval tapestries. Many times, it is difficult to tell which illustrated person is Joan (which does mimic the style of the times).The author explains how Joan (and her followers) could possibly believe she had been visited by angels -- and believe in this enough to take action on it.After the king was crowned, he granted Joan her only request: to exempt her hometown from taxes forever.The illustration for the page where Joan is burned at the stake is mostly rooftops and crowds -- smoke from the chimney helps disguise the smoke from the stake. Not too terrifying, Moms.
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