Barnum's Bones: How Barnum Brown Discovered the Most Famous Dinosaur in the World
Barnum Brown's (1873-1963) parents named him after the circus icon P.T. Barnum, hoping that he would do something extraordinaryand he did! As a paleontologist for the American Museum of Natural History, he discovered the first documented skeleton of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, as well as most of the other dinosaurs on display there today.
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An appealing and fun picture book biography, with zany and stunning illustrations by Boris Kulikov, BARNUM'S BONES captures the spirit of this remarkable man.
Barnum's Bones is one The Washington Post's Best Kids Books of 2012.
Barnum's Bones: How Barnum Brown Discovered the Most Famous Dinosaur in the World
Barnum Brown's (1873-1963) parents named him after the circus icon P.T. Barnum, hoping that he would do something extraordinaryand he did! As a paleontologist for the American Museum of Natural History, he discovered the first documented skeleton of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, as well as most of the other dinosaurs on display there today.
An appealing and fun picture book biography, with zany and stunning illustrations by Boris Kulikov, BARNUM'S BONES captures the spirit of this remarkable man.
Barnum's Bones is one The Washington Post's Best Kids Books of 2012.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780374305161 |
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Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Publication date: | 05/22/2012 |
Pages: | 40 |
Sales rank: | 1,090,558 |
Product dimensions: | 9.50(w) x 10.60(h) x 0.40(d) |
Lexile: | 1010L (what's this?) |
Age Range: | 5 - 8 Years |
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