Who Was P. T. Barnum? (Who Was?)

by Kirsten Anderson (Author) Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Who Was?
Ladies and Gentlemen, children of all ages, step right up for Who HQ's entertaining biography of P. T. Barnum: politician, businessman, and The Greatest Showman on Earth! After moving from Connecticut to New York City in 1934, twenty-four-year-old Phineas Taylor Barnum launched his now-legendary career as a showman. Even though spectators debated whether his exhibitions were authentic wonders, hoaxes, or a little bit of both, they were always astounded by what they saw. And readers are sure to be amazed by the story of how Barnum went from owning a museum filled with rare and unusual items to transforming the American circus into a popular and thrilling phenomenon.
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Kirsten Anderson
Kirsten Anderson is a writer and actress who lives in New York City with her charming Pomeranian, Sunflower. She has written several biographies for children, including Who Is Zendaya? and Who Is Kamala Harris?

Tim Foley's clients have included national and international magazines, book publishers and advertising agencies, such as The Wall Street Journal, Cricket Magazine, Barrons, New York Newsday, LA Weekly, Penguin Books, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781524792220
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
June 04, 2019
Series
Who Was?
BISAC categories
JNF025200 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/19th Century
JNF039010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Performing Arts | Circus
JNF007000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
Library of Congress categories
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