TY - BOOK AU - Lee,Sally TI - The National Museum of Natural History T2 - Smithsonian field trips SN - 9781515779780 PY - 2018///] CY - North Mankato, Minnesota PB - Capstone Press, a capstone imprint KW - National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) KW - Juvenile literature KW - Natural history museums KW - Washington (D.C.) KW - Museums KW - Illustrated works KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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; RL: 3-4 ; IL: 2-5 N2 - 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 ER -