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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
aWhen ninety-year-old Jacob Jankowski recalls his early years when fate brought him to work in a traveling circus during the Depression, he is filled with memories of Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, Rosie, the elephant who couldn't follow instructions, and the love and trust that sealed their survival
3) Circus
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Some are born to it. Some run to it. Come run away to the circus, and 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 'backyard,' where the trailers are parked and the heart of the circus beats.
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
2011]
Language
Français
Description
On a winding mountain road, Vittorio stops to help Kate, whose car has broken down. After gallantly making the repair, without a single word spoken, he speeds off. When their paths cross again, Vittorio learns that Kate has returned to join her family's traveling circus after leaving under mysterious conditions many years ago. Intrigued by her story, Vittorio stays for the show, and the next one, and little by little is integrated into the circus...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1986, c1984
Language
English
Description
American journalist Jack Walser travels with an enchanted circus that features literate chimpanzees, tragic clowns, idealist brigands, a structuralist Siberian shaman, and a six-foot, two-inch blond aerialist who is part swan and part woman
6) Dumbo
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista 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.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Against all odds, a veterinary student and a beautiful circus performer from a bygone era 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.
10) Circus Train
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Circus Train pulls in to town, and each kind of animal is in it's own brightly colored car.
11) Girl on a wire
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sixteen-year-old Jules Maroni's dream of becoming a high-wire walker like her father comes true when her family accepts a prestigious circus position, but in the face of a rival acrobat family established there, Jules finds help from a surprising ally.
Author
Publisher
Templar Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Mirabelle and Meg Darius-Montford are twins and their mum and dad are famous circus acrobats. Mirabelle is fearless. She promises to be the most topsy-turvy, upside down acrobat of all. Meg does not. In fact, Meg is afraid of heights. Is Mirabelle afraid of anything? With her new grand show opening, Meg might be about to find out."--Provided by publisher.
14) Circus of dreams
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The traveling Medici Bros. circus is made up of a ragtag group. There's Miss Atlantis, the resident mermaid, who is trying to find her voice. And Rongo, a stongman juggling more duties than he can keep track of. There's also a brokenhearted family in need of some healing: Holt -- a former Stallion Star and war veteran; his daughter, Milly -- a budding scientist with little interest in taking up the family act; and her little brother Joe -- a clumsy...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On a summer evening in 1931, Lilly Blackwood glimpses circus lights from the grimy window of her attic bedroom. Lilly isn't allowed to explore the meadows around Blackwood Manor. She's never even ventured beyond her narrow room. Momma insists it's for Lilly's own protection, that people would be afraid if they saw her. But on this unforgettable night, Lilly is taken outside for the first time--and sold to the circus sideshow. More than two decades...
20) Roy Rogers
Series
Publisher
Platinum Disc Corp
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
"Hands across the border, Roy Rogers plays a traveling Good Samaritan who walks into a battle for an army horse contract between patriotic rancher's daughter Kim Adams and her sneaky competitor Brock Danvers. Billy the Kid returns, Rogers plays dual roles: the famous outlaw Billy the Kid and an innocent cowboy who bears a striking resemblance to the notorious villain. Eyes of Texas, A crooked lawyer swindles one of her clients by claiming to have...
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