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Author
Series
One and only Ivan stories volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
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Description
When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
2) Eruption
Author
Series
Storm runners volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
156 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Chase and his friend Nicole Rossi attempt to rescue the Rossi Brothers' Circus--lions, tigers, elephants, and all--in Mexico, where a massive earthquake has struck, leading to the imminent eruption of a volcano.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
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.
4) The surge
Author
Series
Storm runners volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
600L
Physical Desc
133 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After barely surviving a terrifying hurricane, Chase and his friends Nicole and Rashawn have made it to the safety of Nicole's family farm, which is also the winter home of the Rossi Brothers Circus, where flood waters are rising and dangerous circus animals are on the loose.
Author
Series
Storm runners volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
143 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Chase Masters travels the country with his father, a "storm runner," but he is tested in ways he never could have imagined when he and a new friend are caught in a hurricane near St. Petersburg, Florida.
7) Dumbo
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Enterprises
Pub. Date
1955
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations.
Language
English
8) Dumbo
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Full screen; 70th anniversary edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
9) Dumbo
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
10) Dumbo
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
DVD ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 64 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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.
11) Dumbo
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
DVD ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 64 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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.
12) Circus of dreams
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
320 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"The traveling Medici Bros. circus is made up of a ragtag group. There's Miss Atlantis, the resident mermaid, who is trying to find her voice. And Rongo, a stongman juggling more duties than he can keep track of. There's also a brokenhearted family in need of some healing: Holt -a former Stallion Star and war veteran; his daughter, Milly- a budding scientist with little interest in taking up the family act; and her little brother Joe -a clumsy kid...
13) Circus mayhem
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
91 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Owen is determined to figure out how his Uncle Bob gets his circus animals to perform such amazing tricks, but when he arrives at the circus, his uncle and the animals have disappeared.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 320 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Against the backdrop of a glittering but brutal circus world, [this book] charts the history of elephants in America, the ... story of the Elephant Sanctuary, and the ... tale of a resilient elephant who defied the system even as she struggled to conquer her past, who never lost sight of the life she was meant to have"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 369 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (6 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
Description
"The Traveling Medici Bros. Circus is made up of a ragtag group. There's Miss Atlantis, the resident mermaid, who is trying to find her voice. And Rongo, a strongman juggling more duties than he can keep track of. There's also a brokenhearted family in need of some healing: Holt -- a former Stallion Star and war veteran; his daughter, Milly -- a budding scientist with little interest in taking up the family act; and her little brother, Joe -- a clumsy...
18) Saving Flora
Publisher
Dream Factory
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Flora is a circus elephant who can no longer perform her tricks. The night before she's scheduled to be euthanized, the circus owner's fourteen-year old daughter, Dawn, sneaks Flora from the circus. All that stands between them and the safety of the elephant preserve is three hundred miles of woods, one raging river, two elephant hunters, and the fear of not making it.
Author
Series
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
ix, 83 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Story of a horse born in Russia who danced until one day he was mistreated by a boy and hurt the boy in return, so he was disciplined and almost died until a British woman saved him and he still dances for her.
Series
Publisher
GoodTimes Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 59 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two exciting adventures with amazing Creepy crawlies and tons of big top fun with All about the circus. Meets the growing demand for fun and educational kid's programming.
Home use only.
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