Bibliograph

Awesome adventures at the Smithsonian, the official kids guide to the Smithsonian Institution, Emily B. Korrell

Type

Label

Awesome adventures at the Smithsonian, the official kids guide to the Smithsonian Institution, Emily B. Korrell

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Awesome adventures at the Smithsonian

Oclc number

796761694

Responsibility statement

Emily B. Korrell

Sub title

the official kids guide to the Smithsonian Institution

Summary

"Kid-friendly guidebook to three major Smithsonian Museums: The National Air and Space Museum, The National Museum of Natural History, and the National Museum of American History"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Welcome to the National Air and Space Museum. Museum map ; How things fly ; Pioneers of flight ; Commercial flight ; Military aviation ; How things fly in space ; The space race ; People in space ; Robots in space ; On the moon ; Living in space ; The space shuttle era and the spacesuit ; The solar system and beyond ; Favorite air and space objects ; Udvar-hazy center ; Wrap-up -- Welcome to the National Museum of Natural History. Museum map ; Hall of paleobiology ; Hall of mammals ; Hall of human origins ; Ocean hall ; Hall of geology, gems, and minerals ; Insect zoo ; The discovery room and Q?RIUS ; Wrap-up -- Welcome to the National Museum of American History. Museum map ; Artifact walls ; Landmark objects ; Mystery objects and museum of me! ; The star-spangled banner ; The American presidency ; First ladies ; First kids and first pets ; The price of freedom ; America on the move ; The dolls' house ; Within these walls... ; American stories ; Popular culture ; Wrap-up

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor