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The Show Must Go On!


Three Ring Rascals

School year: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7

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No. of pages 160

Published: 2014

Great for age 6-12 years

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When Sir Sidney, a kindly old circus owner, becomes too tired to travel with his show, he places a Help Wanted ad in the newspaper. Enter Barnabas Brambles: "I have a degree in lion taming from the University of Piccadilly Circus." But does Leo the lion need taming? Will Elsa the elephant still get her gourmet peanuts? And what will Brambles say when he discovers Bert and Gert-two mice who travel with the circus on popcorn cleanup patrol? Brambles has big plans: More cities! More shows! No more free popcorn. Soon he's made a big mess of Sir Sidney's Circus, but Leo, Elsa, Bert, Gert, and the rest of the performers agree: The Show Must Go On! Black and white line drawings throughout.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: Three Ring Rascals, Three-Ring Rascals .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-10 years.

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Algonquin Books (division of Workman) .

M. Sarah Klise 's illustrations have appeared in picture books and novels written by her sister, Kate Klise. She lives in Berkeley, California, with her family. KATE KLISE and M. SARAH KLISE are sisters and collaborators who grew up sharing a bedroom (and a few bad dreams). They have created three other Little Rabbit picture books and a number of middle grade novels. Kate Klise, who is also a correspondent for People magazine, lives in Norwood, Missouri. M. Sarah Klise, who is also an art teacher, lives in Berkeley, California.

 

This book is in the following series:

Three Ring Rascals

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Virginia Readers Choice Award - Elementary
This book was recognised in the Elementary category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.

Young Hoosier Book Award - Intermediate
This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Young Hoosier Book Award.

"Entertaining . . . Most children will agree the book is 'smafunderful (smart + fun + wonderful).'" --Kirkus Reviews

 

 

"[A] sweetly nutty kickoff to the Klise sisters' Three Ring Rascals series. Cartoon spot illustrations play up the comical mood . . . in this free-spirited story that concludes with a lesson in kindness and a promise of more fun to come." --Publishers Weekly

 

 

"Beginning chapter-book readers will thoroughly enjoy this fun and fast-paced title, which has lessons in kindness along the way." --School Library Journal

 

 

"The Klises maintain a light touch with the messaging, giving the book a comforting thematic unity around the importance of kindness; and humor is apparent in every detail, from the smallest conversational exchanges to the extravagantly silly set pieces that mark the book's major plot points. Readers will eagerly await the next volume of over-the-(big)-top hijinks." --The Horn Book Magazine

 

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