Peggy Thomson Books

Reveals the inner workings of the Museum of Natural History through historical anecdotes and descriptions of how exhibits are researched, prepared, and maintained.

Auks, rocks, and the odd dinosaur

By Peggy Thomson

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Reveals the inner workings of the Museum of Natural History through historical anecdotes and descriptions of how exhibits are researched, prepared, and maintained.

Keepers and creatures at the National Zoo

By Peggy Thomson

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Describes, in text and illustrations, the many different tasks performed by keepers at the National Zoo and the interrelationship between them and the animals they care for.

Take me out to the bat and ball factory

By Peggy Thomson

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Describes how baseballs and bats are made, marked, and used.

The pilot & the lion cub

By Peggy Thomson

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A collection of stories and anecdotes about the various exhibits housed in the Smithsonian Institution.

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