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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100060202521

ISBN-139780060202521

eBay Product ID (ePID)21303

Product Key Features

Book TitleCircus

Number of Pages40 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Topicconcepts / Size & Shape, General, Performing Arts / Circus, Girls & Women

Publication Year1992

IllustratorEhlert, Lois, Yes

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction

AuthorLois Ehlert

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight19.6 Oz

Item Length12.3 in

Item Width9.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN91-012067

ReviewsA tour de force. After some exuberant preliminaries, a colorful master of ceremonies welcomes readers to 'the greatest circus on earth.' They are then treated to a series of double spreads depicting an array of performers: Hugo, the world's biggest elephant; the Pretzel brothers; Samu the tiger; marching snakes and leaping lizards; the flying Zucchinis; a lion and his tamer--and of course, cotton candy, snow cones, and a lovable clown., Ehlert's characteristically vibrant colors and exhilarating style find even broader scope under the big top. Performed with panache, her junket gives new life to a favorite children's venue and is well worth the price of admission., "Ehlert's characteristically vibrant colors and exhilarating style find even broader scope under the big top. Performed with panache, her junket gives new life to a favorite children's venue and is well worth the price of admission." -- Publishers Weekly "A tour de force. After some exuberant preliminaries, a colorful master of ceremonies welcomes readers to 'the greatest circus on earth.' They are then treated to a series of double spreads depicting an array of performers: Hugo, the world's biggest elephant; the Pretzel brothers; Samu the tiger; marching snakes and leaping lizards; the flying Zucchinis; a lion and his tamer--and of course, cotton candy, snow cones, and a lovable clown." -- School Library Journal

Dewey Edition20

Grade FromPreschool

Dewey Decimal[E]

Grade ToFirst Grade

SynopsisSimple text and brilliantly colored cut-paper illustrations take children into a big top of circus excitement starring leaping lizards, marching snakes, whistling parrots, and the tumbling Zucchini Brothers., Simple text and brilliantly colored cut-paper illustrations take children into a big top of circus excitement starring leaping lizards, marching snakes, whistling parrots, and the tumbling Zucchini Brothers. Share this classic picture book at home or at circle time. Lois Ehlert, of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom fame, was a picture book genius. "A tour de force. After some exuberant preliminaries, a colorful master of ceremonies welcomes readers to 'the greatest circus on earth.' They are then treated to a series of double spreads depicting an array of performers: Hugo, the world's biggest elephant; the Pretzel brothers; Samu the tiger; marching snakes and leaping lizards; the flying Zucchinis; a lion and his tamer--and of course, cotton candy, snow cones, and a lovable clown." (School Library Journal) "Ehlert's characteristically vibrant colors and exhilarating style find even broader scope under the big top. Performed with panache, her junket gives new life to a favorite children's venue and is well worth the price of admission." (Publishers Weekly)

LC Classification NumberPZ7.E3225Ci 1992