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"The verse is sprightly, but the pictures are the true stunners." --Kirkus 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--and a hidden-pictures spread for eagle-eyed readers of all ages.

ISBN-13

9780763655921

ISBN-10

0763655929

Weight

0.42 Pounds

Dimensions

9.94 x 0.15 x 10.25 In

List Price

$8.99

Format

-

Language

English

Pages

40 pages

Publisher

Candlewick

Published On

2015-02-24



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