Fleming, Candace.

The Great and Only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum / by Candace Fleming ; illustrated by Ray Fenwick. - New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2009. - 151 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-147) and index.

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.

Ages 8-12.

ISBN: 9780375945977 (reinforced) 0375945970 (reinforced) 9780375841972 (hardcover) : 0375841970 (hardcover) :

Source: Junior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com

LCCN: 2008045847

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Circus owners
Barnhum and Bailey
showman
American Museum

Dewey Class. No.: 791.3092 B