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62) Circus shoes
Author
Series
Shoes volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1939
Physical Desc
401 pages : 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Threatened with life in separate orphanages when their aunt dies, two children run away to search for their uncle who works for a circus and find that they can become a part of the hard work and colorful performances of the tenting season.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
From ancient Egypt to the modern-day circus, the role of the clown can be traced throughout history. But how much do you really know about the profession that takes comedy very seriously? This fascinating book takes the reader on a journey through the ages, explaining how clowns such as the whiteface and auguste came to be. You'll read about history's best-loved performers such as Joseph Grimaldi, the father of modern clowning, and learn about the...
Author
Publisher
Redhook
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
454 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Paris, 1925: To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder--a world where women weave illusions of magnificent beasts, carousels take you back in time, and trapeze artists float across the sky. Bound to her family's circus, it's the only world Cecile Cabot knows until she meets a charismatic young painter and embarks on a passionate affair that could cost her everything. Virginia, 2004: Lara Barnes is on top of the world, but when her...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Pippi and her friends, Tommy and Annika, attend the circus where Pippi walks the tightrope and wrestles with the "World's Strongest Man."
66) Barnum
Publisher
distributed by Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The life story, based on his own autobiography, of P.T. Barnum, from his humble beginnings in New England through a triumphant world tour with the renowned Tom Thumb.
67) A circus wish
Author
Series
Magic kitten volume 6
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2011], c2006
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A magic kitten helps Sadie and her best friend Jenny overcome their differences and find a way to enjoy performing in the circus together.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005], c2003
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 585 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The entire 13-part series of world renowned shows, reimagined in an entirely new way. A magical combination of the supernatural, acrobatics, and comedy.
Author
Language
English
Description
Beneath the Big Top is a social history of the circus, from its ancient roots to the rise of the 'modern' tented travelling shows. A performer and founder of a circus group, Steve Ward draws on eye-witness accounts and contemporary interviews to explore the triumphs and disasters of the circus world. He reveals the stories beneath the big top during the golden age of the circus and the lives of circus folk, which were equally colourful outside the...
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xii, 184 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Dudley Riggs didn't have to run away from home to join the circus. Home was the circus. Son of the acclaimed aerial flyers Riggs and Riggs, he made his circus debut as a polar prince parading in a wagon pulled by a polar bear. At the age of five, he graduated to a risque vaudeville act during the circus off- season; at eight, he outgrew his cutes (and his child stardom) and joined his high-flying parents on the trapeze. Eventually he had to learn...
71) The circus scare
Author
Series
Nancy Drew and the clue crew volume 7
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
80 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew investigate when circus acts are sabotaged.
72) Trapeze
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Inc
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A love triangle develops between an injured trapeze artist, his student, and a circus tumbler.
74) Slow dollar
Author
Series
Deborah Knott mysteries volume 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
When an inflatable carnival ride is destroyed, the first in a series of strange events surrounding a traveling carnival, judge Deborah Knott wonders about a carny's charm bracelet and her connection to Deborah's own family.
Author
Series
Harper volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Harper and her friends try to help the Wild Conductor win back his place in the Circus of Dreams, but when Harper is chosen, instead, she encounters a mystery.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Mrs. King is no ordinary housekeeper. Born into a world of con artists and thieves, she's made herself respectable, running the grandest home in Mayfair. The place is packed with treasures, a glittering symbol of wealth and power, but dark secrets lurk in the shadows. When Mrs. King is suddenly dismissed from her position, she recruits an eclectic group of women to join her in revenge: A black market queen out to settle her scores. An actress desperate...
Author
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and being forced to give up her baby. She lives above a small rail station, which she cleans in order to earn her keep & When Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she is reminded of the child that was taken from her. And in a moment that will change the course of her life, she snatches one of the babies...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"P. T. Barnum's career of showmanship and charlatanry was marked by a surprising undercurrent of honesty and forthrightness. His exuberant autobiography forms a happy combination of all those traits, revealing the whole story of his world-famous hoaxes and publicity stunts. Here is a pageant of nineteenth-century America's gullibility and thirst for marvels, as told by the master of revels himself. A born storyteller, Barnum recalls his association...
80) Circus
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Discover Series Books for Babies,Toddlers Step Right Up! It's time to visit the Big Top in the latest book from Xist Publishing's Discover Series. CIRCUS features full,color photos and captions for your child's viewing pleasure. Babies and toddlers will enjoy flipping through the images while learning new words and preschool and older children can use the images as fuel for their imaginations. Used as a jumpstart for interaction, Discover Series Picture...
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