Title:
The great and only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum / by Candace Fleming ; illustrated by Ray Fenwick.
ISBN:
9780375945977
9780375841972
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2009]
©2009
Physical Description:
151 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
"I am a showman" -- That Barnum boy -- The apprentice showman -- A visit to the American Museum -- Humbug! -- A miniature man and a nightingale -- The man behind the curtain -- Endings and beginnings -- Circus man -- Come to the circus -- The egress.
Summary:
Biography of P.T. Barnum, showman and founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Readers can visit Barnum's American Museum; meet Tom Thumb, the miniature man (only 39 in. tall) and his tinier bride (32 in.); experience the thrill Barnum must have felt when, at age 60, he joined the circus; and discover Barnum's legacy.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.0 5.0 131627.
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Audience:
Ages 8-12.
OCLC Number:
ocn270129826
Availability:
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