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Author
Lexile measure
730L
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
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
730L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Ever watch the circus and wonder, "how do they do that?" Find the answers in this book! Readers will learn about some of the most death-defying circus acts, from human cannonballs to high wire walkers, and the science that makes them possible. Short, simple activities help demonstrate the science for readers.
5) Oliver
Author
Lexile measure
450L
Language
English
Description
Oliver the elephant looks elsewhere for employment after learning that the circus already has enough elephants.
Author
Language
English
Description
Who hasn't dreamed of running away to a more exciting life? Toby Tyler is one boy who did just that, spending ten weeks working for the circus as it toured New England in the 1870s. But was this great adventure everything he dreamed it would be?Toby Tyler: Or, Ten Weeks with a Circus is a classic story beloved by generation after generation of children. Author James Otis actually traveled with the Phineas T. Barnum Circus as a young reporter, and...
7) Circus
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Some are born to it. Others run to it. Come run away to the circus. Experience the fascinating reality of one our most potent collective fantasies. Join the company and crew of the legendary Big Apple Circus for their annual 350-show tour, an epic, unforgettable journey from town to town and stand to stand, from the big top to the 'backyard,' where the trailers are parked and the true heart of the circus beats."--Container.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
780L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Explores the science behind a variety of circus acts from lying on a bed of nails and walking on hot coals to stilt walking and plate spinning. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Explores the science behind a variety of high-flying circus acts including the trapeze, the Chinese pole, aerial hoops and silks, trampolines, and springboards. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
770L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Explores the science behind a variety of circus acts from the human pyramid and contortion to the Russian bar and the freestanding ladder. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.
12) Circus Train
Author
Lexile measure
210L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Circus Train pulls in to town, and each kind of animal is in it's own brightly colored car.
13) The circus ship
Author
Lexile measure
AD 600L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own to swim the chilly waters. Staggering onto a nearby island, they soon win over the wary townspeople with their kind, courageous ways. So well do the critters blend in that when the greedy circus owner returns to claim them, villagers of all species conspire to outsmart the bloated blowhard.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 470L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
At school, Olivia tells about her summer vacation and how, when she went to the circus and all the performers were out sick, she saved the day, becoming Olivia the Tattooed Lady, Olivia the Lion Tamer, The Amazing Flying Olivia, and more.
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Lexile measure
1640L
Physical Desc
xviii, 329 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A century ago, daily life ground to a halt when the circus rolled into town. Across America, banks closed, schools canceled classes, farmers left their fields, and factories shut down so that everyone could go to the show. In this entertaining and provocative book, Janet Davis links the flowering of the early-twentieth-century American railroad circus to such broader historical developments as the rise of big business, the breakdown of separate spheres...
17) My bike
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Tom tells all about his bicycle, his ride to work past trucks, cars, and even elephants, and his work as a circus performer.
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