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Circus Ship
Circus Ship | Chris Van Dusen
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With stunning artwork and a rhyming text, the illustrator of the Mercy Watson books tells a tale of human-animal connection full of humor and heart. 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. 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 and a rare hidden-pictures spread for eagle-eyed readers of all ages."
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AbigailAdams26
The Circus Ship | Chris Van Dusen
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A wonderful tale of a shipwreck, some circus animals, and the Maine villagers who take them in, after some initial unease. I loved the image here, in which the animals' former owner attempts to find them, little realizing that they are hiding in plain sight! Thanks to Tim, for sending this one my way.

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MissAimz_55
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I try to buy a kids book from every place I travel formy niece and nephew. I got this one from a local bookstore and they said this is one of the best kids book written and illustrated by a Mainer plus it‘s set in Maine. I read it with my niece and it‘s so cute plus the illustrations are amazing!

Cinfhen What a lovely idea!!! And the cover looks fabulous 😍 5y
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LibrarianRyan
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4⭐️ A storm caused a ship to sink. Thank goodness the animals can rescue themselves. They try to hide in town, but it's pretty hard to hide an elephant. A tiger relies on his training of jumping through fiery hoops, and saves a town child from a burning barn. The towns people rejoice, and help to hide the animals from the evil zoo owner who left them when the ship went down. I love that the beginning of this book is based on a historical event.

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