Klepeis, Alicia
Summary: "Discusses some of the world's most mystifying circus acts and the science behind them"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.3 KLESummary: Circus Dreams captures charismatic teen performers on a voyage of artistic and personal self-discovery as they fight to save the only traveling youth circus in the United States from closing forever. With a heartwarming story and great characters, this vibrant feature documentary is an inspiring testament to the power of youthful dreams. The film documents a year in the life of Circus Smirkus...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TaylorMade Productions 2011
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF CIRUhl, Xina M.
Summary: Like dancers in the sky, aerial silks athletes hang from long strips of fabric and perform acrobatics suspended from them with beauty, grace, and sheer physical skill. This captivating book encourages readers who may not have access to other sports to be physically and acrobatically active. It profiles the leading silks performers, circus arts organizations that teach courses, and places where...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Central 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.3 UHLStandiford, Les
Summary: "Millions have sat under the "big top," watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men who shaped the circus. Battle for the Big Top is the untold story of the battles of the three circus kings--James Bailey, P.T. Barnum, and John Ringling-all vying for control of the vastly profitable and widely influential American Circus. New York...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.3092 STACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Entertain StandifordApplegate, Katherine.
Summary: Me llamo Iván. Soy un gorila. No es tan sencillo como parece.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Océano De México 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 APP SPANISHFleming, Alice Mulcahey
Summary: A biography of the showman who created a three-ring circus known as "the greatest show on earth" and sponsored such notables as Tom Thumb, Jenny Lind, and Jumbo, the elephant.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker and Co. 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BARBarth, Miles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Friedman/Fairfax 2002
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 791.3 BARYolen, Jane
Summary: "An unlikely--and entirely unforgettable--tale of a most unusual friendship between Flora, an elephant calf stolen from her African home, and David, the circus impresario and magician, who adopts, trains, and ultimately liberates her in a tale freely inspired by actual events"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YOLWoolf, John
Summary: A radical new history that rediscovers the remarkable freak performers whose talents and charisma helped define an era.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.3 WOOSummary: A four-hour mini-series that tells the story of one of the most popular and influential forms of entertainment in American history. Drawing upon a vast and rich visual archive, the film follows the rise and fall of the gigantic, traveling tented railroad circus, recounting the era when Circus Day could shut down a town, and circus stars were among the most famous people in the country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Filmed live at Walt Disney World, La Nouba is a dream come true. Amid this waking dream you'll find clowns, ballerinas, trapeze artists, BMX bicycle acts, high-wire balancing and so much more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS CIRSummary: Documentary film detailing the partnership between The Beatles and Cirque du Soleil that led to the creation of Cirque du Soleil's stage production 'Love' at the Mirage in Las Vegas. Includes interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon, Olivia Harrison and George Martin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cirque Apple Creation Partnership 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ALLSummary: "Deep within a forest, at the summit of a volcano, there is an extraordinary world--a world where something else is possible. A world called Varekai. From the sky falls a solitary young man, and the story of Varekai begins. Parachuted into the shadows of a magical forest, a kaleidoscopic world populated by fantastical creatures, this young man sets off on an adventure both absurd and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Tristar Home Video 2003
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS CIRChantler, Scott.
Summary: Fourteen-year-old orphaned acrobat Dessa, who is searching for her long-lost twin brother, reluctantly agrees to help Topper, the juggler of the circus she works for, and Fisk, the strongman, rob the royal treasury.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 CHAHelfer, Ralph.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.32 HELCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Animal HelferMacy, Beth
Summary: Beth Macy, master chronicler of life in the South, combines exhaustive research, exclusive interviews and sources, and attention to detail in this riveting American story about race, greed, and a mother's love. George and Willie Muse from Truevine, Virginia were two little boys born in a brutal time, sharecropping a field in the segregated South, stolen away by a white man offering candy, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 MACCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Blk MacyMiller, Sarah
Summary: A big-eared elephant overcomes his fears and learns to fly with help from his mouse friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2019
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE DUMCulhane, John.
Summary: Traces the development of the circus in America since 1786, and looks at major circuses and their most prominent acts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holt 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.3 CULGedris, Megan Rose
Summary: Pragmatic engineer Anna works as a psychic in the Samson Brothers Circus, but she doesn't believe in anything supernatural—until her twin sister Kat is murdered and comes back as a very demanding ghost. Sharing a room with her sister was hard, but now they're sharing a body while trying to identify the killer. With few leads, a troupe full of secretive folk, and strange paranormal occurrences...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oni Press, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 SPEKunhardt, Philip B.
Summary: A biography of the man who founded the famous circus, a millionaire and entertainer extraordinaire.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BARNUM, P.T. KUNAnderson, Kirsten (Kirsten Stephanie)
Summary: Recounts the life of P.T. Barnum, the legendary showman who transformed the American circus into a popular phenomenon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, New York 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BARLevez, Olivia
Summary: "Willow has staged runaways ever since she was a little girl. She has everything a young person should want: a rich daddy, clothes, money, a pony and a place at a prestigious boarding school. In reality, she has everything except the thing she really wants: a father who cares enough to find her. Aged sixteen, on the eve of her father's wedding, she ruins the bride's dress and escapes through a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction Levez 2017Pope, Paul.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Horse Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 POPDaly, Michael
Summary: Describes how a circus elephant named Topsy was electrocuted in 1903 with 6,600 volts of alternating current as proof that it was much more dangerous than direct current in an ongoing dispute between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2013