America's oddest museums /
Seeley, M. H.,
America's oddest museums / by M.H. Seeley. - First edition. - 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm - Weird America . - Weird America! .
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
The Met and more -- Not for sale anywhere -- Bigfoots and monsters -- Museum of Death -- The banana museum -- Abita Mystery House -- O'Fallon Historical Museum -- The sardine museum -- How much Spam? a lot! -- Broken hearts on display -- Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum -- Museum of the Weird -- The dummy graveyard.
Museums are fun places to learn about things from the past. History museums and art museums are familiar, but what about something a bit weirder? Who would visit a museum all about death? Or what about the food Spam? Readers take a walk on the weird side of displays and dioramas full of wacky things like failed consumer products, creepy old pharmacies, and more in this wild book sure to bring everyone from reluctant readers to avid museum-goers to the edge of their seats. Detailed Table of Contents, Full-Color Photographs, Further Information Section, Glossary, Graphic Organizers, Index, Sidebars.
9781482457612 148245761X 9781482457599 1482457598
1417411 QBI
2016039993
Museums--United States--Juvenile literature.
Curiosities and wonders--United States--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.
America's oddest museums / by M.H. Seeley. - First edition. - 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm - Weird America . - Weird America! .
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
The Met and more -- Not for sale anywhere -- Bigfoots and monsters -- Museum of Death -- The banana museum -- Abita Mystery House -- O'Fallon Historical Museum -- The sardine museum -- How much Spam? a lot! -- Broken hearts on display -- Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum -- Museum of the Weird -- The dummy graveyard.
Museums are fun places to learn about things from the past. History museums and art museums are familiar, but what about something a bit weirder? Who would visit a museum all about death? Or what about the food Spam? Readers take a walk on the weird side of displays and dioramas full of wacky things like failed consumer products, creepy old pharmacies, and more in this wild book sure to bring everyone from reluctant readers to avid museum-goers to the edge of their seats. Detailed Table of Contents, Full-Color Photographs, Further Information Section, Glossary, Graphic Organizers, Index, Sidebars.
9781482457612 148245761X 9781482457599 1482457598
1417411 QBI
2016039993
Museums--United States--Juvenile literature.
Curiosities and wonders--United States--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.