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The National Museum of Natural History / by Sally Lee.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Smithsonian (Capstone Press) | Smithsonian field tripsPublisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, a capstone imprint, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781515779780
  • 1515779785
  • 9781515779896
  • 1515779890
  • 9781515787785
  • 1515787788
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
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.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 508.753 L481 Available 33111008934891
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 508.753 L481 Available 33111009211554
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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.

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.

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.

RL: 3-4 ; IL: 2-5

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