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Physical Desc
466 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
Español
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.
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Series
Louise Trapeze volume 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Six-year-old Louise Trapeze lives at the circus and can't wait to fly on the trapeze until she discovers that she is afraid of heights"--
10) Circus
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Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Leaping lizards, marching snakes, a bear on the high wire, and others perform in a somewhat unusual circus.
13) My bike
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Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : 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.
Author
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...
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Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
From adoring alligators to zany zebras, the animals in this book are sure to keep you amused with their antics. And look at the acrobats! For they are a talented group indeed. Using only their bodies, these limber contortionists are merrily forming all twenty-six letters of the alphabet. The animals are impressed. You will be, too!
17) The Boundless
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Physical Desc
332 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Aboard "The Boundless," the greatest train ever built, on its maiden voyage across Canada, teenaged Will enlists the aid of a traveling circus to save the train from villains.
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