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Publisher
North South
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Everyone in the circus loves to perform--except for Adam, the very youngest member of the Von Trapeze family. Wherever Adam Von Trapeze's family circus performs they inspire audiences with their breathtaking feats. Grandma Antonia breathes fire, Uncle Artem builds dizzying human pyramids, and Papa Alexei and Mama Anastasia dance blindfolded on the tightrope. Only Adam, the youngest of the family, doesn't show an interest in circus tricks and loud...
82) Orphan eleven
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English
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In 1939, after cruel treatment at her orphanage renders her mute, Lucy runs away and joins the circus, working with the elephants and unaware that the orphanage matrons are hunting for her.
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages! It's the most amazing day on earth: the first day of school! It can be a daunting prospect, but don't worry - your big brother can show you the ropes. Join a nervous boy and his enthusiastic older brother as they navigate the highs and lows of a first day at school . . . except this school is a big top, and the teacher is named Miss Stupendous, and the cafeteria can be a zoo, literally! It turns out,...
84) Pru's diary
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Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Explore the world of DreamWorks Animation's Spirit Riding Free with this new series, written in diary format, featuring the innermost thoughts of Pru Granger as she adventures with her best friends, Lucky and Abigail! -- from Amazon.
"Dear Diary, Can you believe Lucky, Abigail and I are traveling to a circus exhibition with El Circo dos Grillos? It's supposed to be the most spectacular event, with tons of circuses performing their best acts and sharing...
Author
Series
Mr Tiger and Betsy volume 1
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A humorous, perfect, modern fairytale about a determined girl, Betsy K Glory, Mr Tiger and his troupe of circus acrobats, a lonely giant and an enchanted toad. This is the story of Betsy K Glory, the daughter of a mermaid and an ice-cream maker. She lives on an island that's been left off the map of the world where she wonders how to make wishes come true. She discovers that only Gongalong berries harvested when the moon is blue, then made into delicious-wishes...
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Series
Publisher
Océano De México
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Bob, un perro rebelde pero de gran corazón, deberá enfrentarse a sus peores temores y emprender un peligroso viaje para recuperar a su hermana perdida. Con la amenaza de un inminente huracán, Bob habrá de apoyarse en sus mejores amigos-- Iván y Ruby--, hallar el coraje que no sabía que tenía y aprender el verdadero significado de la amistad y la familia.
87) Big top bonanza
Author
Series
Dog diaries (James Patterson) volume 7
Publisher
JIMMY Patterson Books/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Imagine my WAG-NIFICENT excitement when I found out the circus was coming to town! I'd do anything to join those muscly mastiffs, tumbling toy poodles, and clowning corgis. Read my latest diary to discover: How my pack-pals and I caused carnival chaos! The way I reunited with the most-wanted escapee from pooch prison. My show-stealing PAW-formance. It's going to be a RE-BARK-ABLE show! With my whole pooch pack alongside me-and, of course, my favorite...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Maddy Adriana knows that magic is real. All her life, her heart has pulled her toward things too perfect to be ordinary, things no one else can see. And then there's the bracelet she's worn since she was a baby; a bracelet that grows as she grows and doesn't come off. Knowing that magic exists has made it a little easier to be a foster kid bounced between homes. Then, one day, Maddy feels a ... tug. It leads her to Il Circo delle Strade, the magical...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"After Andrea's brother, Francis, disappeared, everything changed. Her world turned upside down, and there was nothing she could do to right it. So when she discovers a magical dream world called Reverie in the woods near her home, Andrea jumps at the chance to escape her pain and go inside. But the cost of admission is high: Andrea must give up a memory in order to enter. And she knows exactly which memory she'd like to give up. Once inside, Andrea...
90) The tiger's egg
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
While working for the newly revamped circus, orphaned eleven-year-old Miles gains information about his past and sets off with his angel companion, Little, on a quest to find a mystical tiger's egg before it falls into the hands of their nemesis, Cortado.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Smoke has come to the Cirque Magnifique. And Sasha Brown is sure it is her fault. Sasha has always loved the Cirque, a place filled with sequined costumes, dazzling spotlights, and magnificent tents. But when she starts fifth grade with the Islanders-the ordinary folk from the other side of the Island-for the first time, she's not so sure she wants to be a Cirque kid. She starts to question her home and her Cirque family. Is the magic real? Are...
92) Seree's story
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An uplifting and thought-provoking tale about elephant conservation. When they came, the herd scattered in fright, their trumpeting calls shattering the morning. Seree and her mother were cornered. Life in the jungle was good for young Seree and her mother until the day poachers come. Separated from her mother and the life she knows, Seree is taken to work in a circus. Forced to perform every day and spend each night in chains, Seree longs to be...
93) Fleas
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A cumulative tale in which Quantz, who is repaid in fleas for scratching a stray dog, makes a series of trades that turn one person's burden into the next one's joy and ultimately brings them all together for a circus performance.
94) A small surprise
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A little rabbit, too small even to wipe his own nose, is just the right size to do one very special thing.
Author
Series
Three-ring rascals volume 5
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The animals of Sir Sidney's Circus enter a contest at the Iowa State Fair in hopes of winning a $5,000 prize that could save Farmer Farley's farm and his prize pig, Pablo"--
97) Circus time!
Author
Series
Hotdog volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Lizzie's joining the circus! Her sister Emma is a high-flying trapeze star, but Lizzie's TERRIFIED of heights! She's going to be a clown-the funniest around! Hot dog and Kev can't wait to see the show. Will everything go as planned?"--Page [4] of cover.
98) Big and little
Author
Publisher
Robin Corey Books
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A mouse and an elephant perform a daring theatrical stunt with surprising results. Welcome to the big top and get ready to experience a spectacular show, hosted by our mouse emcee! Will Ellie the elephant be able to jump from a very tall ladder into a tiny glass of water? The suspense mounts as Ellie climbs up, gets nervous, can't look down and then jumps . . . right into the glass of water. Through the clever use of gatefold flaps, the reader will...
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Series
Nanny Piggins volume 5
Publisher
Random House Australia
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Nanny Piggins discovers some startling truths about the ruthless Ringmaster, provides counselling to a Moldovan princess with pre-wedding jitters, inadvertently wins a Nobel Prize while impersonating her sister and catches up with her favourite 4-tonne friend, Esmeralda the forgetful elephant.
Author
Series
Nancy Drew clue books volume 4
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Help Nancy and her friends track down the crafty clown who stole George's junior ringmaster whistle in the fourth book in an all-new, interactive Nancy Drew chapter book mystery series. Includes space for readers to jot down their own ideas and solutions to the case! The Bingle and Bumble Circus is coming to River Heights, and Nancy, Bess, and George are super excited to see the clowns, animals, and acrobats. But most of all, they re excited about...
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