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With buoyant rhymes and brilliantly caricatured illustrations evoking the early nineteenth century, Chris Van Dusen presents a hugely entertaining tale about the bonds of community?Γ’β¬β?and a hidden-pictures spread for eagle-eyed readers of ...Synopsis
Γ’β¬ΕThe verse is sprightly, but the pictures are the true stunners.Γ’β¬Β Γ’β¬βKirkus Reviews (starred review) When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own, but 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. With buoyant rhymes and brilliantly caricatured illustrations evoking the early nineteenth century, Chris Van Dusen presents a hugely entertaining tale about the bonds of community?Γ’β¬β?and a hidden-pictures spread for eagle-eyed readers of all ages.Book Details
Published
November 15, 2011
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pages
40
ISBN
9780763661908