A picture book innovation from an award-winning author and illustrator team. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! The Garibaldi Circus is coming soon - though for some, the performers could already be walking down the pavement in your own street! See an astounding assemblage of tightrope-walkers, strong men, sword-swallowers and clowns. A spectacular wordless picture book and a tribute to the power of fresh thinking and imagination. Recalls the simplicity and wonder of the golden age of silent cinema.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2005 by Walker Books Ltd .

Paul Fleischman is the award-winning author of many books for children and young adults. His book "Joyful Noise: Poetry for Two Voices" won the Newbery Medal. Paul lives in California, USA. Kevin Hawkes is the illustrator of a number of popular books for children, including "Weslandia" for which he was Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal. He lives with his family in Maine, USA. Paul Fleischman is one of America's leading writers for young people and has won many awards, including a Newbery Medal (the US equivalent of the Carnegie Medal). He lives in the US.