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Who was P.T. Barnum? / by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.

Anderson, Kirsten, (author.). Marchesi, Stephen, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Recounts the life of P.T. Barnum, the legendary showman who transformed the American circus into a popular phenomenon.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780448488486
  • ISBN: 9781524792220
  • ISBN: 9781524792220
  • ISBN: 9781544430874
  • ISBN: 1544430876
  • ISBN: 9780876174869
  • ISBN: 0876174861
  • ISBN: 0448488485
  • ISBN: 1524792225
  • ISBN: 9781536455892
  • ISBN: 153645589X
  • Physical Description: 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Who was P.T. Barnum? -- Connecticut -- The 161-year-old woman -- The American museum -- See the mermaid! -- Meet general Tom Thumb -- Introducing Jenny Lind -- The art of losing money -- Joining the circus -- Jumbo -- The end of the show -- Timelines.
Target Audience Note:
Age 8-12.
860L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.6 1 503965.
Subject: Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 > Juvenile literature.
Circus owners > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Biographies.
Illustrated works.

Available copies

  • 37 of 38 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 38 total copies.
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