| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
151 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.0 5.0 131627. |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection |
| Audience |
Ages 8-12. |
| 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-145) and index. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 -- Juvenile literature.
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Circus owners -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.
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Circus owners -- United States -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Fenwick, Ray, 1976-, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780375945977 reinforced |
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0375945970 reinforced |
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9780375841972 hardcover $18.99 |
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0375841970 hardcover $18.99 |
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