Bibliograph

The National Museum of Natural History, by Sally Lee

Type

Label

The National Museum of Natural History, by Sally Lee

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The National Museum of Natural History

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

979533935

Responsibility statement

by Sally Lee

Series statement

Smithsonian field tripsSmithsonian Capstone Press

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification