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Author Anderson, Kirsten, author.

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

Publication Info. New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, [2019]
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 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Children's Department  J-B BARNUM, P.T.(SERIES)    Storage
 Bristol, Main Library - Display shelf  JB BARNUM    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Children's Department  SERIES JWB BARNUM    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Children's Department  J BRIDGE WHO HQ BARNUM    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Children's Department  J BIO BARNUM    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Children's Department  JB BARNUM P.    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Children's Biographies  J B BARNUM    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department  J POPULAR WHO WAS    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 791.3 BARNUM    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Children's Room  JB BARNUM, P.T. AND    Check Shelf

Description 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Series Who was?
Who was-- .
Audience Age 8-12.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
Contents 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.
Summary Recounts the life of P.T. Barnum, the legendary showman who transformed the American circus into a popular phenomenon.
Subject Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 -- Juvenile literature.
Circus owners -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Performing Arts / Circus.
Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891. (OCoLC)fst00051018
Circus owners. (OCoLC)fst00861670
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Added Author Marchesi, Stephen, illustrator.
ISBN 9780448488486 (paperback)
0448488485 (paperback)
9781524792220 (library binding)
1524792225 (library binding)
9781544430874
1544430876
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