Author: Tony Hernandez
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692120927
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Our limited edition, large format (13x10) full color, beautiful hard cover coffee table book, featuring some of the legends that made the circus glorious and wonderful. These are the artists from the golden age of the circus. A time when American families needed the circus as an escape from life. This book is a "then and now" of these amazing performers. Each rare, full page photo of the legend's "now" photo, captured in each of the retired circus performer's home) was taken by a photographer who was also born & raised in the circus. A fellow "Kinker" (translated in the book).
Circus Legends
Author: Tony Hernandez
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692120927
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Our limited edition, large format (13x10) full color, beautiful hard cover coffee table book, featuring some of the legends that made the circus glorious and wonderful. These are the artists from the golden age of the circus. A time when American families needed the circus as an escape from life. This book is a "then and now" of these amazing performers. Each rare, full page photo of the legend's "now" photo, captured in each of the retired circus performer's home) was taken by a photographer who was also born & raised in the circus. A fellow "Kinker" (translated in the book).
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692120927
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Our limited edition, large format (13x10) full color, beautiful hard cover coffee table book, featuring some of the legends that made the circus glorious and wonderful. These are the artists from the golden age of the circus. A time when American families needed the circus as an escape from life. This book is a "then and now" of these amazing performers. Each rare, full page photo of the legend's "now" photo, captured in each of the retired circus performer's home) was taken by a photographer who was also born & raised in the circus. A fellow "Kinker" (translated in the book).
The Circus Thief
Author: Alane Adams
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1943006768
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
The circus is in town, and Georgie has his heart set on going. When Papa agrees to take him and his friend Harley, the boys marvel at the amazing elephants and clowns. But the best act of all is the amazing Roxie, a trained horse who can do all sorts of tricks. When Georgie is invited to ride on her back, he discovers it’s her last show—Roxie is going to be sent to the work farm! When Roxie bolts with Georgie on her back, Papa must come to his rescue. The Circus Thief is a heartwarming tale of boyhood set in 1920s Pennsylvania for children ages 4–8.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1943006768
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
The circus is in town, and Georgie has his heart set on going. When Papa agrees to take him and his friend Harley, the boys marvel at the amazing elephants and clowns. But the best act of all is the amazing Roxie, a trained horse who can do all sorts of tricks. When Georgie is invited to ride on her back, he discovers it’s her last show—Roxie is going to be sent to the work farm! When Roxie bolts with Georgie on her back, Papa must come to his rescue. The Circus Thief is a heartwarming tale of boyhood set in 1920s Pennsylvania for children ages 4–8.
Circus
Author: Linda Granfield
Publisher: Dk Pub
ISBN: 9780789426611
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Traces the history of circuses from the time of ancient Egypt and Greece through their evolution in eighteenth-century Europe to the spectacles created by P.T. Barnum and other modern-day showmen.
Publisher: Dk Pub
ISBN: 9780789426611
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Traces the history of circuses from the time of ancient Egypt and Greece through their evolution in eighteenth-century Europe to the spectacles created by P.T. Barnum and other modern-day showmen.
The Emerald Circus
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
ISBN: 1616962755
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
2018 World Fantasy Award winner “The best book I’ve read in a long time.” —Brandon Sanderson, author of Mistborn Where is Wendy? Leading a labor strike against the Lost Boys, of course. In Jane Yolen’s first full collection in more than ten years discover new and uncollected tales of beloved characters, literary legends, and much more. A Scottish academic unearths ancient evil in a fishing village. Edgar Allan Poe’s young bride is beguiled by a most unusual bird. Dorothy, lifted from Kansas, returns as a gymnastic sophisticate. Emily Dickinson dwells in possibility and sails away in a starship made of light. Alice’s wicked nemesis has jaws and claws but really needs a sense of humor. Enter the Emerald Circus and be astonished by the transformations within. -- Jane Yolen
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
ISBN: 1616962755
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
2018 World Fantasy Award winner “The best book I’ve read in a long time.” —Brandon Sanderson, author of Mistborn Where is Wendy? Leading a labor strike against the Lost Boys, of course. In Jane Yolen’s first full collection in more than ten years discover new and uncollected tales of beloved characters, literary legends, and much more. A Scottish academic unearths ancient evil in a fishing village. Edgar Allan Poe’s young bride is beguiled by a most unusual bird. Dorothy, lifted from Kansas, returns as a gymnastic sophisticate. Emily Dickinson dwells in possibility and sails away in a starship made of light. Alice’s wicked nemesis has jaws and claws but really needs a sense of humor. Enter the Emerald Circus and be astonished by the transformations within. -- Jane Yolen
The Choking Doberman: And Other Urban Legends
Author: Jan Harold Brunvand
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393346544
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
"A wonderfully entertaining book of American folklore and humor."—Elaine Kendall, Los Angeles Times Book Review Professor Jan Harold Brunvand expands his examination of the phenomenon of urban legends, those improbable, believable stories that always happen to a "friend of a friend."
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393346544
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
"A wonderfully entertaining book of American folklore and humor."—Elaine Kendall, Los Angeles Times Book Review Professor Jan Harold Brunvand expands his examination of the phenomenon of urban legends, those improbable, believable stories that always happen to a "friend of a friend."
Detective Raghav and the Circus of Doom
Author: Hanish Rahane
Publisher: Clever Fox Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Detective Raghav has a dream about a murder that is yet to happen. But is this just a dream? Or is it a premonition? While interviewing the suspects, Raghav meets a fourteen year old boy who claims to have similar premonitions. Does the old detective have something in common with this young boy? And who is this mysterious character named ‘Black Genie?’ Will Raghav ever solve the mystery behind the six murders at 'The Circus of Doom’?
Publisher: Clever Fox Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Detective Raghav has a dream about a murder that is yet to happen. But is this just a dream? Or is it a premonition? While interviewing the suspects, Raghav meets a fourteen year old boy who claims to have similar premonitions. Does the old detective have something in common with this young boy? And who is this mysterious character named ‘Black Genie?’ Will Raghav ever solve the mystery behind the six murders at 'The Circus of Doom’?
Urban Legendz
Author: Paul Downs
Publisher: Humanoids, Inc.
ISBN: 1643375555
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
A group of young vigilantes roam the streets of Brooklyn solving supernatural crimes.
Publisher: Humanoids, Inc.
ISBN: 1643375555
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
A group of young vigilantes roam the streets of Brooklyn solving supernatural crimes.
Buffalo Bill's America
Author: Louis S. Warren
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 030742510X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody was the most famous American of his age. He claimed to have worked for the Pony Express when only a boy and to have scouted for General George Custer. But what was his real story? And how did a frontiersman become a worldwide celebrity? In this prize-winning biography, acclaimed author Louis S. Warren explains not only how Cody exaggerated his real experience as an army scout and buffalo hunter, but also how that experience inspired him to create the gigantic, traveling spectacle known as Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. A dazzling mix of Indians, cowboys, and vaqueros, they performed on two continents for three decades, offering a surprisingly modern view of the United States and a remarkably democratic version of its history. This definitive biography reveals the genius of America’s greatest showman, and the startling history of the American West that drove him and his performers to the world stage.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 030742510X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody was the most famous American of his age. He claimed to have worked for the Pony Express when only a boy and to have scouted for General George Custer. But what was his real story? And how did a frontiersman become a worldwide celebrity? In this prize-winning biography, acclaimed author Louis S. Warren explains not only how Cody exaggerated his real experience as an army scout and buffalo hunter, but also how that experience inspired him to create the gigantic, traveling spectacle known as Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. A dazzling mix of Indians, cowboys, and vaqueros, they performed on two continents for three decades, offering a surprisingly modern view of the United States and a remarkably democratic version of its history. This definitive biography reveals the genius of America’s greatest showman, and the startling history of the American West that drove him and his performers to the world stage.
Bridges to Understanding
Author: Linda Pavonetti
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810881063
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 535
Book Description
This is the fourth volume sponsored by the United States Board on Books for Young People, following Children's Books from Other Countries (1998), The World Through Children's Books (2002), and Crossing Boundaries (2006). This latest volume, edited by Linda M. Pavonetti, includes books published between 2005 and 2009. This annotated bibliography, organized geographically by world region and country, with descriptions of nearly 700 books representing more than 70 countries, is a valuableresource for librarians, teachers, and anyone else seeking to promote international understanding through children's literature. Like its predecessors, it will be an important tool for providing stories that will help children understand our differences while simultaneously demonstrating our common humanity.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810881063
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 535
Book Description
This is the fourth volume sponsored by the United States Board on Books for Young People, following Children's Books from Other Countries (1998), The World Through Children's Books (2002), and Crossing Boundaries (2006). This latest volume, edited by Linda M. Pavonetti, includes books published between 2005 and 2009. This annotated bibliography, organized geographically by world region and country, with descriptions of nearly 700 books representing more than 70 countries, is a valuableresource for librarians, teachers, and anyone else seeking to promote international understanding through children's literature. Like its predecessors, it will be an important tool for providing stories that will help children understand our differences while simultaneously demonstrating our common humanity.
Colorado Myths and Legends
Author: Jan Murphy
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493023195
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
From the Anasazi cliff dwellings to tales of Buffalo Bill's bravado, and from an unsolved bank robbery in Denver to the murder of Jon Benet Ramsey, Colorado Myths and Legends examines a fascinating array of puzzling events, unsolved mysteries, and tragic crimes in the often troubled (but always compelling!) history of the Centennial State. Read about the mysterious French miner-turned-hotelier, the incongruous Great Sand Dunes that stretch for miles at the base of towering snow-capped mountains, and the strange disappearance of an entire ancient civilization.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493023195
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
From the Anasazi cliff dwellings to tales of Buffalo Bill's bravado, and from an unsolved bank robbery in Denver to the murder of Jon Benet Ramsey, Colorado Myths and Legends examines a fascinating array of puzzling events, unsolved mysteries, and tragic crimes in the often troubled (but always compelling!) history of the Centennial State. Read about the mysterious French miner-turned-hotelier, the incongruous Great Sand Dunes that stretch for miles at the base of towering snow-capped mountains, and the strange disappearance of an entire ancient civilization.