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One and only Ivan stories volume 1
Language
English
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Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or...
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English
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Teens - Spellbinding Fantasy
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Teens - Alex Award Winners
Teens - Spellbinding Fantasy
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
Louise Trapeze volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
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"--
6) Dumbo
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A baby elephant born with oversized ears is ridiculed by all the circus animals until he is befriended by a mouse who helps him become the world's only flying elephant.
7) Dumbo
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A baby elephant with oversized ears is ridiculed by all the circus animals and finally befriended by a mouse. Dumbo becomes the world's only flying elephant.
Author
Series
Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 31
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c1974
Language
English
Description
Nancy Drew joins the circus in order to investigate the mystery surrounding a gold charm bracelet and a young orphaned aerialist.
10) Circus 1-2-3
Author
Publisher
Clavis
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"1, 2, 3 and more circus performers give an amazing show. Watch them in the ring, on the high wire, on their bikes, and on the flying trapeze. Step right up and count with us!"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Louise Trapeze volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
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.
Author
Series
Three-ring rascals volume 1
Publisher
Workman Pub Co
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Two mice and a crow, who travel with a circus, cleaning up the spilled popcorn after every performance, come to the rescue when a greedy con artist takes over the management of the circus.
14) Fleas!
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
A cumulative tale in which Quantz, who is repaid in fleas for scratching a stray dog, makes a series of trades that turn one person's burden into the next one's joy and ultimately brings them all together for a circus performance.
16) The circus ship
Author
Language
English
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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.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
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Description
Against all odds, a veterinary student (Robert Pattinson) and a beautiful circus performer from a bygone era (Reese Witherspoon) 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 (Christoph Waltz).
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Language
English
Description
Robin' Medina was the finest contortionist and circus performer of modern times. A Gay icon and friend to Dame Barbara Cartland, and admired by stars like Princess Margaret, Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, his has been an extraordinary life. This is his story as told to the Scottish-born poet, John Wright.
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