Author: Mischa Damjan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0735844763
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
"Petronius, the funniest clown in the world, has had enough of being told what to do. Together with his friends, he sets up his own circus. Will the hopeful crew finally be able to perform the tricks they've always dreamed of doing? This picture book classic from 1961 has been newly illustrated by award winner Torben Kuhlmann for a whole new generation to enjoy."--Back cover
The Clown Said No
Author: Mischa Damjan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0735844763
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
"Petronius, the funniest clown in the world, has had enough of being told what to do. Together with his friends, he sets up his own circus. Will the hopeful crew finally be able to perform the tricks they've always dreamed of doing? This picture book classic from 1961 has been newly illustrated by award winner Torben Kuhlmann for a whole new generation to enjoy."--Back cover
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0735844763
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
"Petronius, the funniest clown in the world, has had enough of being told what to do. Together with his friends, he sets up his own circus. Will the hopeful crew finally be able to perform the tricks they've always dreamed of doing? This picture book classic from 1961 has been newly illustrated by award winner Torben Kuhlmann for a whole new generation to enjoy."--Back cover
The Most Excellent Book of how to be a Clown
Author: Catherine Perkins
Publisher: Copper Beach Books
ISBN: 9780761304999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Provides information on such topics as: designing costumes and makeup, preparing a routine, performing stunts, and interacting with the audience.
Publisher: Copper Beach Books
ISBN: 9780761304999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Provides information on such topics as: designing costumes and makeup, preparing a routine, performing stunts, and interacting with the audience.
The Farmer and the Clown
Author: Marla Frazee
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442497459
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Whimsical and touching images tell the story of an unexpected friendship and the revelations it inspires in this moving, wordless picture book from two-time Caldecott Honor medalist Marla Frazee. A baby clown is separated from his family when he accidentally bounces off their circus train and lands in a lonely farmer’s vast, empty field. The farmer reluctantly rescues the little clown, and over the course of one day together, the two of them make some surprising discoveries about themselves—and about life! Sweet, funny, and moving, this wordless picture book from a master of the form and the creator of The Boss Baby speaks volumes and will delight story lovers of all ages.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442497459
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Whimsical and touching images tell the story of an unexpected friendship and the revelations it inspires in this moving, wordless picture book from two-time Caldecott Honor medalist Marla Frazee. A baby clown is separated from his family when he accidentally bounces off their circus train and lands in a lonely farmer’s vast, empty field. The farmer reluctantly rescues the little clown, and over the course of one day together, the two of them make some surprising discoveries about themselves—and about life! Sweet, funny, and moving, this wordless picture book from a master of the form and the creator of The Boss Baby speaks volumes and will delight story lovers of all ages.
And She Said No
Author: Hanadi A. Lüthi
Publisher: Hanadi A. Lüthi
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
"When you leave something that you love behind; perhaps it is a sign, a good sign. Maybe destiny has a plan; only time will tell." Nora found this note hidden in a bouquet of lilies, just before her life takes an unfortunate turn. Fifteen years would pass in order to discover the secret behind these startling, profound words. And when she was about to have a fancy dinner with the mysterious multi-millionaire, Phaedra told her: "Those who dare, live." But she couldn´t have foreseen the overwhelming change that was lurking in the folds of her uncertain future.
Publisher: Hanadi A. Lüthi
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
"When you leave something that you love behind; perhaps it is a sign, a good sign. Maybe destiny has a plan; only time will tell." Nora found this note hidden in a bouquet of lilies, just before her life takes an unfortunate turn. Fifteen years would pass in order to discover the secret behind these startling, profound words. And when she was about to have a fancy dinner with the mysterious multi-millionaire, Phaedra told her: "Those who dare, live." But she couldn´t have foreseen the overwhelming change that was lurking in the folds of her uncertain future.
Shalimar the Clown
Author: Salman Rushdie
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307371182
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Shalimar the Clown is a masterpiece from one of our greatest writers, a dazzling novel that brings together the fiercest passions of the heart and the gravest conflicts of our time into an astonishingly powerful, all-encompassing story. Max Ophuls’ memorable life ends violently in Los Angeles in 1993 when he is murdered by his Muslim driver Noman Sher Noman, also known as Shalimar the Clown. At first the crime seems to be politically motivated—Ophuls was previously ambassador to India, and later US counterterrorism chief—but it is much more. Ophuls is a giant, an architect of the modern world: a Resistance hero and best-selling author, brilliant economist and clandestine US intelligence official. But it is as Ambassador to India that the seeds of his demise are planted, thanks to another of his great roles—irresistible lover. Visiting the Kashmiri village of Pachigam, Ophuls lures an impossibly beautiful dancer, the ambitious (and willing) Boonyi Kaul, away from her husband, and installs her as his mistress in Delhi. But their affair cannot be kept secret, and when Boonyi returns home, disgraced and obese, it seems that all she has waiting for her is the inevitable revenge of her husband: Noman Sher Noman, Shalimar the Clown. He was an acrobat and tightrope walker in their village’s traditional theatrical troupe; but soon Shalimar is trained as a militant in Kashmir’s increasingly brutal insurrection, and eventually becomes a terrorist with a global remit and a deeply personal mission of vengeance. In this stunningly rich book everything is connected, and everyone is a part of everyone else. A powerful love story, intensely political and historically informed, Shalimar the Clown is also profoundly human, an involving story of people’s lives, desires and crises, as well as—in typical Rushdie fashion—a magical tale where the dead speak and the future can be foreseen.
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307371182
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Shalimar the Clown is a masterpiece from one of our greatest writers, a dazzling novel that brings together the fiercest passions of the heart and the gravest conflicts of our time into an astonishingly powerful, all-encompassing story. Max Ophuls’ memorable life ends violently in Los Angeles in 1993 when he is murdered by his Muslim driver Noman Sher Noman, also known as Shalimar the Clown. At first the crime seems to be politically motivated—Ophuls was previously ambassador to India, and later US counterterrorism chief—but it is much more. Ophuls is a giant, an architect of the modern world: a Resistance hero and best-selling author, brilliant economist and clandestine US intelligence official. But it is as Ambassador to India that the seeds of his demise are planted, thanks to another of his great roles—irresistible lover. Visiting the Kashmiri village of Pachigam, Ophuls lures an impossibly beautiful dancer, the ambitious (and willing) Boonyi Kaul, away from her husband, and installs her as his mistress in Delhi. But their affair cannot be kept secret, and when Boonyi returns home, disgraced and obese, it seems that all she has waiting for her is the inevitable revenge of her husband: Noman Sher Noman, Shalimar the Clown. He was an acrobat and tightrope walker in their village’s traditional theatrical troupe; but soon Shalimar is trained as a militant in Kashmir’s increasingly brutal insurrection, and eventually becomes a terrorist with a global remit and a deeply personal mission of vengeance. In this stunningly rich book everything is connected, and everyone is a part of everyone else. A powerful love story, intensely political and historically informed, Shalimar the Clown is also profoundly human, an involving story of people’s lives, desires and crises, as well as—in typical Rushdie fashion—a magical tale where the dead speak and the future can be foreseen.
Discovering the Clown, Or the Funny Book of Good Acting
Author: Christopher Bayes
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
ISBN: 9781559365611
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A must-have guide for actors both young and old.
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
ISBN: 9781559365611
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A must-have guide for actors both young and old.
City of Clowns
Author: Daniel Alarcón
Publisher: Riverhead Books
ISBN: 1594633339
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Oscar "Chino" Uribe is a young Peruvian journalist for a local tabloid paper. After the recent death of his philandering father, he must confront the idea of his father's other family, and how much of his own identity has been shaped by his father's murky morals. At the same time, he begins to chronicle the life of street clowns, sad characters who populate the violent and corrupt city streets of Lima, and is drawn into their haunting, fantastical world.
Publisher: Riverhead Books
ISBN: 1594633339
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Oscar "Chino" Uribe is a young Peruvian journalist for a local tabloid paper. After the recent death of his philandering father, he must confront the idea of his father's other family, and how much of his own identity has been shaped by his father's murky morals. At the same time, he begins to chronicle the life of street clowns, sad characters who populate the violent and corrupt city streets of Lima, and is drawn into their haunting, fantastical world.
Don't Get Caught
Author: Kurt Dinan
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492630152
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Oceans 11 meets The Breakfast Club in this funny book for teens about a boy pulled into an epic prank war who is determined to get revenge. 10:00 tonight at the water tower. Tell no one. —Chaos Club When Max receives a mysterious invite from the untraceable, epic prank-pulling Chaos Club, he has to ask: why him? After all, he's Mr. 2.5 GPA, Mr. No Social Life. He's Just Max. And his favorite heist movies have taught him this situation calls for Rule #4: Be suspicious. But it's also his one shot to leave Just Max in the dust... Yeah, not so much. Max and four fellow students—who also received invites—are standing on the newly defaced water tower when campus security "catches" them. Definitely a setup. And this time, Max has had enough. It's time for Rule #7: Always get payback. Let the prank war begin. Perfect for readers who want: books for teen boys funny stories heist stories and caper comedies Praise for Don't Get Caught: "This caper comedy about an Ocean's 11-style group of high school masterminds will keep readers guessing."—Kirkus Reviews "Genre-savvy, clever, and full of "Heist Rules"...this twisty tale is funny, fast-paced, and full of surprises. Fans of Ocean's 11 or Leverage...will find a great deal to enjoy in Dinan's debut."—Publishers Weekly "Not only is Don't Get Caught the best kind of underdog story—heartfelt and hilarious—but it's filled with genuine surprises up until the very last page, which features one of my favorite endings in recent memory. I'm highly inspired to prank someone right now." –Lance Rubin, author of Denton Little's Deathdate "Witty, charming and always surprising...Call it Ocean's 11th Grade or whatever you like, Don't Get Caught snatched my attention and got away clean." –Joe Schreiber, author of Con Academy and Au Revoir Crazy European Chick
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492630152
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Oceans 11 meets The Breakfast Club in this funny book for teens about a boy pulled into an epic prank war who is determined to get revenge. 10:00 tonight at the water tower. Tell no one. —Chaos Club When Max receives a mysterious invite from the untraceable, epic prank-pulling Chaos Club, he has to ask: why him? After all, he's Mr. 2.5 GPA, Mr. No Social Life. He's Just Max. And his favorite heist movies have taught him this situation calls for Rule #4: Be suspicious. But it's also his one shot to leave Just Max in the dust... Yeah, not so much. Max and four fellow students—who also received invites—are standing on the newly defaced water tower when campus security "catches" them. Definitely a setup. And this time, Max has had enough. It's time for Rule #7: Always get payback. Let the prank war begin. Perfect for readers who want: books for teen boys funny stories heist stories and caper comedies Praise for Don't Get Caught: "This caper comedy about an Ocean's 11-style group of high school masterminds will keep readers guessing."—Kirkus Reviews "Genre-savvy, clever, and full of "Heist Rules"...this twisty tale is funny, fast-paced, and full of surprises. Fans of Ocean's 11 or Leverage...will find a great deal to enjoy in Dinan's debut."—Publishers Weekly "Not only is Don't Get Caught the best kind of underdog story—heartfelt and hilarious—but it's filled with genuine surprises up until the very last page, which features one of my favorite endings in recent memory. I'm highly inspired to prank someone right now." –Lance Rubin, author of Denton Little's Deathdate "Witty, charming and always surprising...Call it Ocean's 11th Grade or whatever you like, Don't Get Caught snatched my attention and got away clean." –Joe Schreiber, author of Con Academy and Au Revoir Crazy European Chick
She Said No
Author: Cheryl Barton
Publisher: Cheryl Barton Publishing
ISBN: 1948950391
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Is ‘from tragedy to triumph’ real when it comes to a horrifying incident and a painful past? Dallas Combs proposed to Marni Gibson and she said no. Five years later, fate intervened and Dallas would finally get the answers that plagued him because of the unknown. Will Marni’s truth hurt more than her leaving him or will he realize that true, unconditional love is rare and admit that she still held the one and only key to his heart? Dallas and Marni are on a journey from tragedy to love and hopefully to their happily ever after if love can mend a broken heart; if love truly does conquer all.
Publisher: Cheryl Barton Publishing
ISBN: 1948950391
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Is ‘from tragedy to triumph’ real when it comes to a horrifying incident and a painful past? Dallas Combs proposed to Marni Gibson and she said no. Five years later, fate intervened and Dallas would finally get the answers that plagued him because of the unknown. Will Marni’s truth hurt more than her leaving him or will he realize that true, unconditional love is rare and admit that she still held the one and only key to his heart? Dallas and Marni are on a journey from tragedy to love and hopefully to their happily ever after if love can mend a broken heart; if love truly does conquer all.
The Clown of God
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534414282
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
This beautiful new edition of Tomie dePaola’s 1978 classic retelling of a French legend stars a little juggler whose unique talent leads him to what might be a Christmas miracle. Little Giovanni is poor and homeless, but he can do something wonderful: he can juggle. The people of Sorrento marvel at his talents, and before long, he becomes famous throughout Italy for his rainbow of colored balls that delight the nobility and townspeople alike. But as the years pass, Giovanni grows old, and his talents begin to fail him. No longer a celebrated performer, he is once again poor and homeless, begging for his food. Until one Christmas Eve, when Giovanni picks up his rainbow of colored balls once more. And what happens next just might be a miracle…
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534414282
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
This beautiful new edition of Tomie dePaola’s 1978 classic retelling of a French legend stars a little juggler whose unique talent leads him to what might be a Christmas miracle. Little Giovanni is poor and homeless, but he can do something wonderful: he can juggle. The people of Sorrento marvel at his talents, and before long, he becomes famous throughout Italy for his rainbow of colored balls that delight the nobility and townspeople alike. But as the years pass, Giovanni grows old, and his talents begin to fail him. No longer a celebrated performer, he is once again poor and homeless, begging for his food. Until one Christmas Eve, when Giovanni picks up his rainbow of colored balls once more. And what happens next just might be a miracle…