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Carnival of the animals

A mischievous boy slips away from his teacher during a field trip to a natural history museum and, after the museum closes, sees all of the people he knows transformed into animals.

Main Author:	Lithgow, John, 1945-
Other Authors:	Kulikov, Boris, 1966- (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2004.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Animals > Juvenile fiction. Museums > Juvenile fiction. Imagination > Juvenile fiction. School field trips > Juvenile fiction. Stories in rhyme.

Summary:	A mischievous boy slips away from his teacher during a field trip to a natural history museum and, after the museum closes, sees all of the people he knows transformed into animals.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 x 29 cm. + 1 sound disc (4 3/4 in.)
ISBN:	0689867212
Author Notes:	John Lithgow was born on October 19, 1945 in Rochester, NY. He went to Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1967. After graduation, Lithgow won a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He has won four Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In 2005, he became the first actor ever to deliver a commencement speech at Harvard University. In addition to acting, he is the author of many books for children. He lives in Los Angeles.

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