The great and only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum / by Candace Fleming ; illustrated by Ray Fenwick.

Author/creator Fleming, Candace
Other author Fenwick, Ray, 1976- illustrator.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Schwartz & Wade Books, ©2009.
Description151 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

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.
Abstract 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 144-145) and index.
Audience Ages 8-12.
Awards noteA Junior Library Guild selection
LCCN 2008045847
ISBN9780375945977 (reinforced)
ISBN0375945970 (reinforced)
ISBN9780375841972 (hardcover)
ISBN0375841970 (hardcover)
Stock numberJunior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com