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 |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, ©2009. |
| Description | 151 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-145) and index. |
| Audience | Ages 8-12. |
| Awards note | A Junior Library Guild selection |
| LCCN | 2008045847 |
| ISBN | 9780375945977 (reinforced) |
| ISBN | 0375945970 (reinforced) |
| ISBN | 9780375841972 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0375841970 (hardcover) |
| Stock number | Junior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com |