18 Best nonfiction books like Who Was P. T. Barnum? by Kirsten Anderson

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Who Was P. T. Barnum?

By: Kirsten Anderson

4.20

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Ladies and Gentlemen, children of all ages, step right up for Who HQ's entertaining biography of P.…

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1. What Was the Boston Tea Party?

By: Kathleen Krull , James Bennett , Lauren Mortimer , James Bennett

4.09

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

"No Taxation without Representation!" The Boston Tea Party stands as an iconic event of the America… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Krull's What Was the Boston Tea Party? book and Kirsten Anderson's Who Was P. T. Barnum?

  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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2. What Were the Salem Witch Trials?

By: Joan Holub , Dede Putra , None

3.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
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3. What Are the Summer Olympics?

By: Stephen Marchesi , Gail Herman , None

3.71

Format: None pages, Paperback

Back in 775 BC, athletes from all over Ancient Greece came together to compete in various games. Th… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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4. Night of the Living Dummy II (Goosebumps, #31)

By: R.L. Stine

4.71

Format: 595 pages, Paperback

He's still walking. He's still stalking. Amy's ventriloquist dummy, Dennis, keeps losing his head -… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens

5. The Candymakers (The Candymakers, #1)

By: Wendy Mass

4.21

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Four children have been chosen to compete in a national competition to find the tastiest confection… read more

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6. Night of the Living Dummy (Goosebumps, #7)

By: R.L. Stine

3.80

Format: 25 pages,

When twins Lindy and Kris find a ventriloquist's dummy in a Dumpster, Lindy decides to "rescue" it,… read more

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7. Where Is the Taj Mahal?

By: Dorothy Hoobler , Thomas Hoobler , David Groff , John Hinderliter

3.59

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Learn about the love story behind the creation of one of the most beautiful and famous buildings in… read more

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8. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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9. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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10. The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.28

Format: 210 pages, Hardcover

Ruby’s story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildli… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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11. Where Were the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

By: Yona Z. McDonough

4.12

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Explore the most amazing wonders of the ancient world! More than 2,000 years ago, travelers wrote … read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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12. Hoops: A Graphic Novel

By: Matt Tavares

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the histo… read more

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  • middle grade
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13. The Secret Lake

By: Karen Inglis

4.13

Format: 124 pages, Kindle Edition

An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel a… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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14. Louisiana's Way Home

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.28

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo comes a story of discovering who you are — and decidi… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Perhaps what matters when all is said and done is not who puts us down but who picks us up."

-Kate DiCamillo, Louisiana's Way Home

"Who was I without the Flying Elefantes? Who was I without Granny? And who was I without a curse upon my head?"

-Kate DiCamillo, Louisiana's Way Home

"The world was beautiful. It surprised me, how beautiful it kept on insisting on being. In spite of all the lies, it was beautiful."

-Kate DiCamillo, Louisiana's Way Home

"I can listen to you, Louisiana Elefante," said Reverend Obertask. "That is the only magic I have. Do you want to tell me the rest of your story?"

-Kate DiCamillo, Louisiana's Way Home

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15. What Is NASA? (What Was?)

By: Sarah Fabiny

4.25

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Find out all about NASA in this out-of-this-world addition to the What Was? series. The National A… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Fabiny's What Is NASA? (What Was?) book and Kirsten Anderson's Who Was P. T. Barnum?

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
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16. What Do We Know About the Loch Ness Monster?

By: Steve Korté

4.17

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Is the… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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17. What Was the Plague?

By: Roberta Edwards

4.21

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Oh, rats! It's time to take a deeper look at what caused the Black Death--the deadliest pandemic re… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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18. I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 (I Survived, #19)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.06

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

100 years ago, a killer wave of molasses struck a crowded Boston neighborhood. Discover the story o… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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19. What Was the Donner Party? (What Was?)

By: Ben Hubbard

3.85

Format: 111 pages, Kindle Edition

Learn about the treacherous journey across the Sierra Nevada mountain range that isolated and trapp… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of What Was the Bombing of Hiroshima? (What Was?) by Jess M Brallier

20. What Was the Bombing of Hiroshima? (What Was?)

By: Jess M Brallier

4.46

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Hiroshima is where the first atomic bomb was dropped. Now readers will learn the reasons why and wh… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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21. What Do We Know About Atlantis?

By: Emma Carlson Berne

3.99

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Does t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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22. What Are Castles and Knights? (What Was?)

By: Sarah Fabiny

4.01

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Go back to the thrilling time of warring knights who were prepared to give their life in order to p… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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23. Where Is Jerusalem? (Where Is?)

By: Ellen Morgan

3.94

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Learn all about Jerusalem--a sacred city in the Middle East that has existed for over five thousand… read more

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  • nonfiction
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24. Where Is the North Pole?

By: Megan Stine

3.97

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Young armchair adventurers can travel to the topmost point on the globe and learn all about the vas… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of What Were the Shark Attacks of 1916? (What Was?) by Nico Medina

25. What Were the Shark Attacks of 1916? (What Was?)

By: Nico Medina

4.16

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The panic-filled summer of 1916, when multiple deadly shark attacks shocked the nation, is chronicl… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • history
  • childrens
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26. Where Is the Vatican?

By: Megan Stine

4.09

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Did you know that the Vatican is a country--the smallest in the world? Find out the amazing history… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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27. The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius

By: Kendra Adachi

4.24

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Lazy Genius Way brings her beloved Kind Big Sister Ene… read more

Similar categories in Kendra Adachi's The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius book and Kirsten Anderson's Who Was P. T. Barnum?

  • nonfiction
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28. Who Was P. T. Barnum?

By: Kirsten Anderson

4.20

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Ladies and Gentlemen, children of all ages, step right up for Who HQ's entertaining biography of P.… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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29. What Is the Story of Smokey Bear?

By: Steve Korté

4.29

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Who HQ brings you the stories behind the most well-known characters of our time. In this addition t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • childrens

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