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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Waging a fierce competition for which they have trained since childhood, circus magicians Celia and Marco unexpectedly fall in love with each other and share a fantastical romance that manifests in fateful ways.
Author
Series
One and only Ivan stories volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Description
When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
5) "Hey Rube"
Author
Publisher
B.J. Chipman
Pub. Date
1933
Physical Desc
203 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A splashy, colorful look at life under the big top that weaves the personal stories of the performers in with the spectacle and color of the circus. Includes an incredible train wreck.
"To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on...
8) DIY circus lab for kids: a family-friendly guide for juggling, balancing, clowning and show-making
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
DIY Circus Lab for Kids gives families everything they need to produce their own circus! Author Jackie Leigh Davis invites the you into the international youth circus community, then dives into the circus skill families: juggling, acrobatics, manipulation, balance, and clowning. The book opens with a do-it-yourself prop-making class, and provides enough homemade circus equipment to get you started on some fun circus basics. Rising circus stars will...
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Dumbo and his mom decide to have the perfect afternoon, they find the only thing they need is one another. The third in a new charming line of touch-and-feel board books, this title features an adorable new story starring everybody's favorite baby elephant, original art, and touch-and-feel elements on every spread.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2000, c1983
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
57 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader Cam's scatterbrained aunt is always loosing things, but when Aunt Molly can't find her wallet at the circus, Cam's sure there's a thief under the big top.
11) Circus girl
Author
Publisher
Harper Collins
Pub. Date
1985
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mimi steps into the spotlight in this charming debut with an emotional heart. If you were to imagine an extraordinary moment of destiny, I bet you wouldn't imagine it in a kitchen on a particularly ordinary Wednesday. I bet you wouldn't imagine a plate of cheese and crackers or a replacement best friend--but this was my moment. Because when my Dad left to be a trick high diver in Mr. Morelli's Big Top Circus Extravaganza, he left his ordinary life...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On a summer evening in 1931, Lilly Blackwood glimpses circus lights from the grimy window of her attic bedroom. Lilly isn't allowed to explore the meadows around Blackwood Manor. She's never even ventured beyond her narrow room. Momma insists it's for Lilly's own protection, that people would be afraid if they saw her. But on this unforgettable night, Lilly is taken outside for the first time--and sold to the circus sideshow. More than two decades...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Against all odds, a veterinary student and a beautiful circus performer from a bygone era meet and fall in love through their shared compassion for a special elephant. But their secret romance incurs the wrath of her dangerously volatile husband.
15) The circus
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A four-hour mini-series that tells the story of one of the most popular and influential forms of entertainment in American history. Drawing upon a vast and rich visual archive, the film follows the rise and fall of the gigantic, traveling tented railroad circus, recounting the era when Circus Day could shut down a town, and circus stars were among the most famous people in the country.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Primera ed.
Physical Desc
568 pages ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Bienvenidos al Circo de los Sueños. Pero detrás de estas maravillosas escenas existe una feroz competencia -- un duelo entre dos magos jóvenes, Celia y Marco, que han sido entrenados desde la infancia para competir en un 'juego'. Obligados a participar por sus caprichosos amos, sin que ellos lo sepan, éste es un juego en el que sólo uno puede sobrevivir y el circo no es más que el escenario para una extraordinaria batalla de imaginación y...
Author
Series
Louise Trapeze volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
102 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Seven-year-old Louise, who performs in a trapeze act with her mother and father, finally gets an important job at the circus, but when things go wrong she wonders if she is really ready for new responsibilities.
18) Circus parade
Author
Publisher
Blue Apple Books
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Everyone loves a parade, and a circus parade is something to behold. From giant elephants to tiny dancing dogs, a circus parade brings crowds from all over.
19) Mr. Funny
Author
Series
Publisher
Price/Stern/Sloan
Pub. Date
c1997
Edition
Rev. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 13 cm.
Language
English
Description
They're back! Rediscover the zaniest characters you've ever met in this bestselling series which has sold millions worldwide. Just in time for Fall 1997's hot new animated TV show, Mr. Men and Little Miss "TM" are being relaunched in the U.S. Bright and charming. With easily recognizable characters and a small take-along format, Mr. Men and Little Miss "TM" books are easy enough for young readers, witty enough for humor-prone adults, and highly collectible...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
102 pages : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Louise and her family live in a circus, but Louise doesn't feel like a star. She's always been too little for the flying trapeze act. Luckily, it's Louise's birthday, so maybe, at last, she'll be old enough to fly. Except, uh-oh! There is one eensy problem...Louise just discovered that she's afraid of heights!.
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