Gombač, Žiga X.
Summary: "Everyone in the circus loves to perform--except for Adam, the very youngest member of the Von Trapeze family. Wherever Adam Von Trapeze's family circus performs they inspire audiences with their breathtaking feats. Grandma Antonia breathes fire, Uncle Artem builds dizzying human pyramids, and Papa Alexei and Mama Anastasia dance blindfolded on the tightrope. Only Adam, the youngest of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: North South 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE GOMKlein, Adria F. (Adria Fay)
Summary: Circus Train pulls in to town, and each kind of animal is in it's own brightly colored car.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2013
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE KLEBarnett, Mac
Summary: To escape a burning building, Zapfino must confront the fears that forced him out of the circus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BARCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BARKlepeis, 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 KLEBurnell, Cerrie
Summary: A storm brings a floating circus to the City of Clouds, and when Harper and her friends attend they move ever closer to the secret of her origins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sky Pony Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BURVan Dusen, Chris
Summary: After courageously swimming to shore when the ship that they are traveling on sinks and the wretched captain does nothing to rescue them, circus animals find a way to become a valued part of a coastal community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VANSchultz, Erica
Summary: Cowgirl Dorothy and her horse, Toto, are taking the Yellow Dust Road on the way to the Great Wiz Kid's Emerald Circus of Oz for auditions, and along the way she meets Tinny, Crow, Leo, and Strega West who are also looking to audition--but in the morning Strega has disappeared, along with Dorothy's lucky silver spurs, and Dorothy must summon her inner courage to perform her best at the audition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FARPeters, Stephanie True
Summary: In this graphic novel loosely based on Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book," an orphaned bear cub named Glee finds a new home in a traveling circus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Uhl, 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 UHLSummary: Circus owner Max Medici enlists former star Holt Farrier and his children to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock in an already struggling circus. But when they discover that Dumbo can fly, the circus makes an incredible comeback, attracting entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere, who recruits the Dumbo for his newest entertainment venture, Dreamland. Dumbo soars to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DUMCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DuCopies Available at Woodmere
3 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY DUMCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Family DumboKlise, Kate.
Summary: The circus goes to sea: Many surprises are in store when Miss Flora Endora Eliza LaBuena LaPasta invites Sir Sidney's Circus to travel and perform aboard her elegant ship, the SS Spaghetti.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD KLIKeene, Carolyn
Summary: The Bingle and Bumble Circus is coming to River Heights, and Nancy, Bess, and George are super excited to see the clowns, animals, and acrobats. But most of all, they{u2019}re excited about the Junior Ringmaster whistling contest! To win, all they have to do is be the kid who whistles the loudest and the longest. The winner of the contest will get to be Junior Ringmaster at the circus{u2019}s...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Frazee, Marla
Summary: A wordless picture book in which the farmer visits the little clown and the monkey, and meets the rest of the circus family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FRAKlise, Kate.
Summary: The show must go on!: 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.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD KLIMerberg, Julie.
Summary: Set against the backdrop of well-known works by the artist, Georges Seurat, rhyming text describes a variety of activities that fill one day, beginning at the shore and ending with a night at the circus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2005
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE MERSummary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC DISKlein, Adria F. (Adria Fay)
Summary: Many clowns in colorful costumes are riding on Circus Train.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2014
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE KLELazar, Tara
Summary: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages! It's the most amazing day on earth: the first day of school! It can be a daunting prospect, but don't worry - your big brother can show you the ropes. Join a nervous boy and his enthusiastic older brother as they navigate the highs and lows of a first day at school . . . except this school is a big top, and the teacher is named Miss Stupendous,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LAZZombie, Zack
Summary: Have you ever wondered what life is like for a Minecraft Zombie? Boogieman's Big Top circus is in town! Death-defying trapeze artists, loose-limbed contortionists, treacherous foot juggling and, worst of all, creepy clowns. What's more, it's open to the public! Zombie and his friends can't wait to get involved. But then Zombie's mum, Mildred, disappears ... and no one except him seems worried....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Koala Books 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Open season: A performing grizzly bear named Boog, who has been domesticated by a park ranger, Beth, helps deer friend Elliot escape from the mullet-sporting hunter, Shaw. When the two animals escape to the forest they become lost - just as hunting season begins. To make the situation worse, Boog doesn't know how to survive outside of his beloved ranch. Elliott and Boog develop a strong bond...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The scares never end at the world's biggest mini-golf course, where reigning champ Shaggy plays A Terrifying Round with a Menacing Metallic Clown, and scores. Then, the gang heads to Dooville to visit Scooby's family, and arrives just in time to attend Professor Phyantasmo's Circus Fantastique, where the calliope music is hypnotizing the crowd to join their 'circus of living evil!' Finally, our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SCOSummary: Madagascar: A lion and zebra and two other of their pampered friends, from New York's Central Park Zoo, accidentally find themselves on a ship heading for Africa. When their vessel is hijacked, they become shipwrecked on the exotic island of Madagascar where they discover it really is a jungle out there!
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY MADSuen, Anastasia
Summary: Make your own electronic devices. Turn on a light with pencil lead, run a clock with potatoes, experiment with play dough power, make touchscreen gloves, and transform a shoe box into a lamp. Who knew circuits could be so much fun?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Educational Media 2018