![]() ![]() I've never heard anything but praise from my patrons about The Circus Ship. When a circus ship sinks off the shore of Maine, the fifteen animals that were aboard drag themselves out of the water and stagger into the local village. I've heard time and again from other librarians, both public and school, that this book is loved by children and many feel it is destined to become a children's classic. ![]() ![]() I don't agree with the review stating this book comes on too strong or is frightening to children. Rollicking rhyme makes this a fun book to read and to hear and the illustrations are bold, colorful and detailed, with charming Victorian-era characters. Paine is the villain of the story, his appearance in caricature and his bumbling Keystone Cop type behavior makes him non-threatening to children. The children love looking for the animals and pointing them out. In an ingenious interactive picture, the animals are hiding in plain sight from Mr. The islanders help the animals elude the circus owner, aptly named Mr. The circus owner, who initially abandoned the animals in the shipwreck, wants them back to work for him and visits the island to find them. They swim to an island and soon become friends with the inhabitants. With rhyming text and stunning illustrations, the book tells of a story how fifteen circus animals were saved from a ship wreckage and their cruel circus owner. The author changed the details to make it a fun read for the young kids. ![]() This is a heartwarming tale of fifteen circus animals who are shipwrecked off the coast of Maine. The Circus Ship is inspired by a real event that happened in 1836. This is a book that children want to hear over and over again! I am a library director in a small town and a grandmother of ten who is very discerning about what I read to children. ![]()
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