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Author:

Lee, Sally, 1943-

Title:

The National Museum of Natural History / by Sally Lee.

Publisher:

Capstone Pressa capstone imprint,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Subject:

National Museum of Natural History (U.S)--Juvenile literature.
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
Natural history museums--Washington (D.C)--Juvenile literature.
Natural history museums.
Washington (D.C.)
Juvenile works.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Nature's museum -- Welcoming elephant -- Giant squid -- Phoenix the Whale -- Titanoba the monster snake -- Hatcher the digital triceratops -- Whale graveyard -- The hope diamond -- Meteorites from Mars -- Egyptian mummy -- Soap man -- World's longest beard -- From scientist to specimen.

Summary:

What do giant squids, a possibly cursed diamond, dinosaur bones, and a man made of soap all have in common? These are some of the amazing artifacts at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Take a tour through the museum's collections. Engaging text, graphs, maps, and colorful images help readers discover the stories behind some of these treasured pieces of natural history.

Series:

Smithsonian (Capstone Press)
Smithsonian field trips

ISBN:

1515779785
9781515779780

OCLC:

(OCoLC)979533935

LCCN:

2017011303

Locations:

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

EYPC755 -- Kingsley Public Library (Kingsley)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

CJPC482 -- Williamsburg Public Library (Williamsburg)