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Condition: Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ... Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

ISBN: 9780374305161

Book Title: Barnum's Bones : How Barnum Brown Discovered the Most Famous Dinosaur in the World

Item Length: 9.8in

Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux

Publication Year: 2012

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Item Height: 0.4in

Author: Tracey Fern

Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction

Topic: Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, Science & Nature / Fossils

Item Width: 10.8in

Item Weight: 14.8 Oz

Number of Pages: 40 Pages

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Barnum Brown's (1873-1963) parents named him after the circus icon P.T. Barnum, hoping that he would do something extraordinary--and 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.

Product Identifiers

Publisher

Farrar, Straus & Giroux

ISBN-10

0374305161

ISBN-13

9780374305161

eBay Product ID (ePID)

109485007

Product Key Features

Book Title

Barnum's Bones : How Barnum Brown Discovered the Most Famous Dinosaur in the World

Author

Tracey Fern

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Topic

Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, Science & Nature / Fossils

Publication Year

2012

Genre

Juvenile Nonfiction

Number of Pages

40 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length

9.8in

Item Height

0.4in

Item Width

10.8in

Item Weight

14.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Number of Volumes

1 Vol.

Lc Classification Number

Qe707.B77f47 2012

Grade from

Kindergarten

Grade to

Fourth Grade

Reviews

"T. rex lovers will gobble it up, and seekers of easy biographies will be hot on their heels."-- School Library Journal , starred "Tracey Fern ("Buffalo Music," "Pippo the Fool") turns a slice of a scientist's biography into an American adventure tale, describing how Brown and his rivals at other museums raced to find the best fossils and to discover new species."-- New York Times "â€¦truly breathtaking. This will captivate the masses of kids whose jaws drop in the presence of hulking fossils."-- Booklist, starred "In this engaging picture-book biography, Tracey Fern and illustrator Boris Kulikov supply many distinctive details about Brown, including the spiffy wardrobe he favored and the dancing talents he would occasionally unleash."-- The Washington Post "â€¦[an] informative, inspirational story of one man's curious, undeniable passion."-- Horn Book "Fern fills her text with all the salient facts but uses a breezy, humorous, awestruck voice that strikes just the right tone in telling the story of this fascinating, quirky scientist."-- Kirkus, starred, "Fern fills her text with all the salient facts but uses a breezy, humorous, awestruck voice that strikes just the right tone in telling the story of this fascinating, quirky scientist."-- Kirkus, Fern fills her text with all the salient facts but uses a breezy, humorous, awestruck voice that strikes just the right tone in telling the story of this fascinating, quirky scientist., "...playful and imaginative..." -- BCCB "T. rex lovers will gobble it up, and seekers of easy biographies will be hot on their heels." -- School Library Journal , starred "Tracey Fern ( Buffalo Music , Pippo the Fool ) turns a slice of a scientist's biography into an American adventure tale, describing how Brown and his rivals at other museums raced to find the best fossils and to discover new species." -- New York Times "...truly breathtaking. This will captivate the masses of kids whose jaws drop in the presence of hulking fossils." -- Booklist , starred "In this engaging picture-book biography, Tracey Fern and illustrator Boris Kulikov supply many distinctive details about Brown, including the spiffy wardrobe he favored and the dancing talents he would occasionally unleash." -- The Washington Post "...[an] informative, inspirational story of one man's curious, undeniable passion." -- Horn Book "Fern fills her text with all the salient facts but uses a breezy, humorous, awestruck voice that strikes just the right tone in telling the story of this fascinating, quirky scientist."-- Kirkus, starred, Tracey Fern ("Buffalo Music," "Pippo the Fool") turns a slice of a scientist's biography into an American adventure tale, describing how Brown and his rivals at other museums raced to find the best fossils and to discover new species., "...playful and imaginativeâ€¦"-- BCCB "T. rex lovers will gobble it up, and seekers of easy biographies will be hot on their heels."-- School Library Journal , starred "Tracey Fern ("Buffalo Music," "Pippo the Fool") turns a slice of a scientist's biography into an American adventure tale, describing how Brown and his rivals at other museums raced to find the best fossils and to discover new species."-- New York Times "â€¦truly breathtaking. This will captivate the masses of kids whose jaws drop in the presence of hulking fossils."-- Booklist, starred "In this engaging picture-book biography, Tracey Fern and illustrator Boris Kulikov supply many distinctive details about Brown, including the spiffy wardrobe he favored and the dancing talents he would occasionally unleash."-- The Washington Post "â€¦[an] informative, inspirational story of one man's curious, undeniable passion."-- Horn Book "Fern fills her text with all the salient facts but uses a breezy, humorous, awestruck voice that strikes just the right tone in telling the story of this fascinating, quirky scientist."-- Kirkus, starred, ...truly breathtaking. This will captivate the masses of kids whose jaws drop in the presence of hulking fossils., In this engaging picture-book biography, Tracey Fern and illustrator Boris Kulikov supply many distinctive details about Brown, including the spiffy wardrobe he favored and the dancing talents he would occasionally unleash., "...playful and imaginative..." -- BCCB "T. rex lovers will gobble it up, and seekers of easy biographies will be hot on their heels." -- School Library Journal, starred "Tracey Fern ("Buffalo Music," "Pippo the Fool") turns a slice of a scientist's biography into an American adventure tale, describing how Brown and his rivals at other museums raced to find the best fossils and to discover new species." -- New York Times "...truly breathtaking. This will captivate the masses of kids whose jaws drop in the presence of hulking fossils." -- Booklist, starred "In this engaging picture-book biography, Tracey Fern and illustrator Boris Kulikov supply many distinctive details about Brown, including the spiffy wardrobe he favored and the dancing talents he would occasionally unleash." -- The Washington Post "...[an] informative, inspirational story of one man's curious, undeniable passion." -- Horn Book "Fern fills her text with all the salient facts but uses a breezy, humorous, awestruck voice that strikes just the right tone in telling the story of this fascinating, quirky scientist." -- Kirkus, starred, "T. rex lovers will gobble it up, and seekers of easy biographies will be hot on their heels." -- School Library Journal , starred "Tracey Fern ( Buffalo Music , Pippo the Fool ) turns a slice of a scientist's biography into an American adventure tale, describing how Brown and his rivals at other museums raced to find the best fossils and to discover new species." -- New York Times "...truly breathtaking. This will captivate the masses of kids whose jaws drop in the presence of hulking fossils." -- Booklist , starred "In this engaging picture-book biography, Tracey Fern and illustrator Boris Kulikov supply many distinctive details about Brown, including the spiffy wardrobe he favored and the dancing talents he would occasionally unleash." -- The Washington Post "...[an] informative, inspirational story of one man's curious, undeniable passion." -- Horn Book "Fern fills her text with all the salient facts but uses a breezy, humorous, awestruck voice that strikes just the right tone in telling the story of this fascinating, quirky scientist."-- Kirkus, starred, "â€¦[an] informative, inspirational story of one man's curious, undeniable passion."-- Horn Book "Fern fills her text with all the salient facts but uses a breezy, humorous, awestruck voice that strikes just the right tone in telling the story of this fascinating, quirky scientist."-- Kirkus

Illustrated by

Kulikov, Boris

2012

Lccn

2010-048846

Dewey Decimal

560.92 B

Intended Audience

Juvenile Audience

Dewey Edition

Illustrated

Yes

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