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The great and only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum
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The great and only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum
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the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum
Statement of responsibility
by Candace Fleming ; illustrated by Ray Fenwick
Creator
  • trueFleming, Candace
Contributor
  • Fenwick, Ray, author
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
  • trueBiography
  • Juvenile literature
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
  • ALA Notable Children's Book, 2010
  • YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2010
Awards note
A Junior Library Guild selection
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
  • 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
  • 6
  • 12
Target audience
pre adolescent

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