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Title details for The Circus Ship by Chris Van Dusen - Available

The Circus Ship

by Chris Van Dusen
Chris Van Dusen
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"The verse is sprightly, but the pictures are the true stunners." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own, but 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. With buoyant rhymes and brilliantly caricatured illustrations evoking the early nineteenth century, Chris Van Dusen presents a hugely entertaining tale about the bonds of community?—?and a hidden-pictures spread for eagle-eyed readers of all ages.

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Publisher: Candlewick Press

Kindle Book

  • Release date: April 14, 2015

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780763661908
  • Release date: April 14, 2015
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Kindle Book
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subjects

Juvenile Fiction Picture Book Fiction Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:3.7
Lexile® Measure:600
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:2-3

"The verse is sprightly, but the pictures are the true stunners." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own, but 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. With buoyant rhymes and brilliantly caricatured illustrations evoking the early nineteenth century, Chris Van Dusen presents a hugely entertaining tale about the bonds of community?—?and a hidden-pictures spread for eagle-eyed readers of all ages.

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Juvenile Fiction Picture Book Fiction Historical Fiction