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 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...
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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.
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ISBN:
9780374305161 (0374305161)
Publish date: May 22nd 2012
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages no: 36
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Adventure,
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Science,
Juvenile,
Environment,
Nature,
Picture Books,
Animals,
Dinosaurs
Kulikov's illustrations show a cinematic talent for laying out the scenes using techniques like the odd camera angle and the montage. Visually this book is very interesting because of the variety of work he does with these techniques page to page. Fern's story is engaging. She tells in her end notes...
A lively, spirited introduction to the intrepid fossil hunter.
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