The Resource The great and only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum, by Candace Fleming ; illustrated by Ray Fenwick
The great and only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum, by Candace Fleming ; illustrated by Ray Fenwick
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The item The great and only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum, by Candace Fleming ; illustrated by Ray Fenwick represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Delaware County District Library.
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 151 p.
- Contents
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- "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
- Isbn
- 9780375945977
- Label
- The great and only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum
- Title
- The great and only Barnum
- Title remainder
- the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum
- Statement of responsibility
- by Candace Fleming ; illustrated by Ray Fenwick
- Subject
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- truePopular culture
- Circus -- United States
- trueCircus owners
- trueCircus owners -- United States
- Circus owners -- United States -- Biography
- Circus owners -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- truePopular culture -- History
- truePopular culture -- History -- 19th century
- trueUnited States
- Barnum, P. T., (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 -- Juvenile literature
- trueCircus
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Award
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- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2010
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2010
- Awards note
- A Junior Library Guild selection
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 325460
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fleming, Candace
- Dewey number
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- 791.3092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
- Ages 8-12
- LC call number
- GV1811.B3
- LC item number
- F55 2009
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 6
- 12
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Fenwick, Ray
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Barnum, P. T.
- Circus owners
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum
- Label
- The great and only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum, by Candace Fleming ; illustrated by Ray Fenwick
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 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
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 151 p.
- Isbn
- 9780375945977
- Isbn Type
- (reinforced)
- Lccn
- 2008-45847
- Note
- Yalsa award finalist, 2010
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)ocm270129826
- 4413-66960
- (OCoLC)270129826
- BK0008114232
- (OCoLC)ocn270129826
- (OCoLC)270129826
- (Pol)125232
- 15510613
- (OUa)vtls000750545
- (OCoLC)ocn270129826
- Label
- The great and only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum, by Candace Fleming ; illustrated by Ray Fenwick
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 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
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 151 p.
- Isbn
- 9780375945977
- Isbn Type
- (reinforced)
- Lccn
- 2008-45847
- Note
- Yalsa award finalist, 2010
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm270129826
- 4413-66960
- (OCoLC)270129826
- BK0008114232
- (OCoLC)ocn270129826
- (OCoLC)270129826
- (Pol)125232
- 15510613
- (OUa)vtls000750545
- (OCoLC)ocn270129826
Subject
- truePopular culture
- Circus -- United States
- trueCircus owners
- trueCircus owners -- United States
- Circus owners -- United States -- Biography
- Circus owners -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- truePopular culture -- History
- truePopular culture -- History -- 19th century
- trueUnited States
- Barnum, P. T., (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 -- Juvenile literature
- trueCircus
Genre
Included in
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Older Readers Category: 2010
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 2010
Library Locations
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