Van Dusen, Chris.
The circus ship by Chris Van Dusen, author & illustrator. - 1st ed. - Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c2009. - 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own to swim the chilly waters. Staggering onto a nearby island, 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.
Chickadee Award, 2010-2011.
9780763630904 076363090X 9780763653354(Maine Reads edition)
2008938402
Circus animals--Juvenile fiction.
Circus--Juvenile fiction.
Islands--Juvenile fiction.
Stories in rhyme.
Humorous stories.
Maine--Juvenile fiction.
PZ8.3.V335 / Ci 2009
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The circus ship by Chris Van Dusen, author & illustrator. - 1st ed. - Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c2009. - 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own to swim the chilly waters. Staggering onto a nearby island, 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.
Chickadee Award, 2010-2011.
9780763630904 076363090X 9780763653354(Maine Reads edition)
2008938402
Circus animals--Juvenile fiction.
Circus--Juvenile fiction.
Islands--Juvenile fiction.
Stories in rhyme.
Humorous stories.
Maine--Juvenile fiction.
PZ8.3.V335 / Ci 2009
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