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Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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The nineteenth century was the golden age of the circus in Ohio. Before the Ringling brothers became synonymous with the American circus, Cincinnati's John Robinson and the Sells brothers of Columbus wowed audiences with stunning equestrian feats and aerial exploits. For good measure, the Sells brothers threw in a sharpshooting show with a young Ohio woman by the name of Annie Oakley. The Walter L. Main Circus of Geneva and a number of smaller shows...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Ninety-something-year-old Jacob Jankowski remembers his time in the circus as a young man during the Great Depression, and his friendship with Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, and Rosie, the elephant, who gave them hope.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
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A circus known as Le Cirque des Rêves features two illusionists, Celia and Marco, who are unknowingly competing in a game to which they have been irrevocably bound by their mercurial masters, and as the two fall deeply and passionately in love with each other, their masters intervene with dangerous consequences.
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Language
English
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In the 1920s, during the golden age of the big top, Mabel Stark was the superstar of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and one of America's most eccentric and unlikely celebrities. A tiny, curvaceous Kentucky blonde in a white leather bodysuit, Mabel was brazen, sexually adventurous, and, as the greatest tiger trainer in history, fearlessly courageous. That was then. This is now.
It's 1968. Mabel is turning eighty and is about to...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Ninety-year-old Jacob Jankowski finds himself haunted by memories of his life in the circus during the Great Depression, recalling the bond he developed with Rosie, the show's troubled elephant, and Marlena, the star of the equestrian act and the unfortunate love of the circus boss.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
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
Publisher
Peter Owen Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Roll up! Roll up! See the wondrous new face of Circus Mania , 250 years in the making! Full of the remarkable tales of circus life that made it a classic on its first outing. Learn about the origins of the circus from Roman times, to the colourful characters that make the circus the international phenomenon it is today. Circus Mania 2.0 is bigger, better and couldn't be timelier. Two hundred and fifty years after Philip Astley invented the circus...
12) Harold's circus
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1987
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
By using his fantastic purple crayon, Harold has a wonderful time at the circus.
14) Dumbo
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The stork delivers a baby elephant to Mrs. Jumbo, who happens to be a veteran of the circus, but the newborn is soon ridiculed because of his truly gigantic ears and is dubbed "Dumbo". Dumbo is relegated to the circus' clown acts. It is up to Dumbo's only true friend, Timothy Q. Mouse, to assist Dumbo to achieve his full potential.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Presents the true story of Modoc and Bram Gunterstein, an elephant and boy--born on the same day in 1896--following their adventures from Germany, to India, to the United States, and telling of the extraordinary relationship shared by the man and animal for over seventy years.
Author
Language
English
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Description
Julia Pastrana stood apart from the other carnival acts. She was fluent in English, French and Spanish, an accomplished musician with an exquisite singing voice, equally at ease riding horseback and turning pirouettes--but all anyone noticed was her utterly unusual face. Alternately vilified and celebrated, Julia toured through New Orleans, New York, London, Berlin, Vienna, and Moscow, often hobknobbing with high society as she made her fame and fortune....
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Miss Bindergarten's kindergarten puts on a circus, handling everything from building the sets to performing the numbers. Colored text emphasizes the letters of the alphabet in order.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
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Description
An original musical screenplay brings to life the story of P.T. Barnum and his creation of "the greatest show on Earth". Rising from nothing, P.T. sets out to make a better life for his family. His creativity and drive take him on an fantastic journey beyond what he or anyone else could have imagined. In the end he creates a magical experience that will be enjoyed and celebrated by generations to come.
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