By Kate Klise
Illustrated by M. Sarah Klise
A fictionalized biography of Ella Kate Ewing, born in 1872, who was eight feet tall by the age of seventeen and who became financially independent by traveling the country for nearly twenty years appearing at museums, exhibitions, and in circus shows.
If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don't!
By Elise Parsley
Magnolia returns to explain the many downsides to bringing a circus to a local library.
If I Ran the Circus
By Dr. Seuss
A young boy imagines the fantastic animals and incredible acts he will have for his greatest of all circuses.
The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P.T. Barnum
By Candace Fleming
Biography of P.T. Barnum, showman and founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Readers can visit Barnum's American Museum; meet Tom Thumb, the miniature man (only 39 in. tall) and his tinier bride (32 in.); experience the thrill Barnum must have felt when, at age 60, he joined the circus; and discover Barnum's legacy.
The Show Must Go On!
By Kate Klise
Two mice and a crow, who travel with a circus, cleaning up the spilled popcorn after every performance, come to the rescue when a greedy con artist takes over the management of the circus.
Circus Mirandus
By Cassie Beasley
When he realizes that his grandfather's stories of an enchanted circus are true, Micah Tuttle sets out to find the mysterious Circus Mirandus - and to use its magic to save his grandfather's life.
Emma's Circus
By Candace Fleming
Illustrated by Christine Davenier
A girl is excited when the circus comes to town, but her family on the farm is too busy with chores to enjoy it.
Sawdust and Spangles: The Amazing Life of W.C. Coup
By Ralph Covert and G. Riley Mills
Illustrated by Giselle Potter
A biography of W.C. Coup, a nineteenth-century circus owner famous for creating an underwater version of a circus.
Olivia Saves the Circus
By Ian Falconer
At school, Olivia tells about her vacation and how, when she went to the circus and all the performers were out sick, she saved the day, becoming Olivia the Tattooed Lady, Olivia the Lion Tamer, The Amazing Flying Olivia, and more.
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