The Big Top Circus Mystery
The Big Top Circus Mystery

Author: Karen Kaufman Orloff

Publisher: Peter Pauper Press

Published: 2013-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781441312273

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Introducing our new Nightlight Detective books for junior detectives everywhere! Young readers use the punch-out paper "flashlight" to illuminate clues hidden in the art on plastic see-through pages. Clever stories and appealing art make Sergeant Sally's adventures irresistible! Frankie the Clown's giant shoes are missing, but the show must go on. Junior detectives help Sergeant Sally solve the mystery at the Big Top! Slip the Nightlight Detective paper flashlight under each plastic page to light up the clues as the story unfolds. Ready? Let's crack the case! Ages 4 to 9. Includes 8 acetate pages of see-through art.

Big Top Burning
Big Top Burning

Author: Laura A. Woollett

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2015-06-01

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1613731175

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International Literacy Association Award Winner for Intermediate Nonfiction 2016 Eureka Children's Book Honor 2016 On July 6, 1944, thousands of fans made their way to Barbour Street in Hartford, Connecticut, to see the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performance. Not long after the show's start, a fire broke out and spread rapidly as panicked circus-goers pushed and scrambled to escape. Within 10 minutes the entire big top had burned to the ground, and 167 people never went home. Big Top Burning recounts the true story of one of the worst fire disasters in US history. It follows the tragic stories of the Cook family—including children Donald, Eleanor, and Edward, who were in the audience that day—and 15-year-old Robert Segee, a circus employee with an incendiary past. Drawing on primary sources and interviews with survivors, author Laura Woollett guides readers through several decades of investigations and asks, Wasthe unidentified body of a little girl nicknamed"Little Miss 1565" Eleanor Cook?Was the fire itself an act of arson—anddid Robert Segee set it? Young readers are invited to evaluate the evidence and draw their own conclusions. Combining a gripping disaster story, an ongoing detective and forensics saga, and vivid details about life in World War II–era America, Big Top Burning is sure to intrigue any history or real-life mystery fan.

Big Top Bandit
Big Top Bandit

Author: John Sazaklis

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1977167349

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Come one! Come all! Barnstorm's Big Top Circus is in town, and Scooby and the Mystery Inc. gang can't wait to see it! But thanks to the Ghost Clown, things under the big top are a big mess. Can Scooby-Doo and the gang put an end to all the funny business and save the circus? Find out in this early chapter book.

Battle for the Big Top
Battle for the Big Top

Author: Les Standiford

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Published: 2021-06-15

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 1541762266

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“Les Standiford takes us under the big top and behind the curtain in this richly researched and thoroughly engaging narrative that captures all of the entrepreneurial intrigue and spirit of the American circus.” —Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Devil in the Grove Millions have sat under the “big top,” watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men whose creativity, ingenuity, and determination created one of our country’s most beloved pastimes. In Battle for the Big Top, New York Times–bestselling author Les Standiford brings to life a remarkable era when three circus kings—James Bailey, P. T. Barnum, and John Ringling—all vied for control of the vastly profitable and influential American Circus. Ultimately, the rivalry of these three men resulted in the creation of an institution that would surpass all intentions and, for 147 years, hold a nation spellbound. Filled with details of their ever-evolving showmanship, business acumen, and personal magnetism, this Ragtime-like narrative will delight and enchant circus-lovers and anyone fascinated by the American experience.

Murder Under the Big Top
Murder Under the Big Top

Author: Heather Haven

Publisher: Wives of Bath Press

Published: 2019-04-14

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780999458464

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Winner of the Silver IPPY for Best Mystery Novel 2014. Up and coming circus performer, Jeri Deane, finds a young clown strangled inside a beloved lion's cage. The town sheriff's threat to close down the Big Top won't stop her from finding his killer. Beneath the spangles and sawdust of the canvas sky, Jeri uncovers deceit, treachery, and secrets more dangerous than any death-defying trick in the circus. Even she has much to hide. If the Big top survives the season, will she be able to face her own hidden past? Heather Haven is the daughter of real-life Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus folk. Her mother was a trapeze artist/performer and father, an elephant trainer. Heather brings the daily existence of the Big Top to life during World War II, embellished by her own murderous imagination.

Trouble Under the Big Top
Trouble Under the Big Top

Author: Jürgen Banscherus

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9781598893380

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When Circus Zampano comes to town and strange things start happening during the juggling act, Klooz is hired to investigate.

The Hotel Mystery #2
The Hotel Mystery #2

Author: Martin Widmark

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-10-16

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 0698181565

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It is Christmas Eve, and the grand Braeburn family has come to stay in the luxury suite of Valleby’s hotel. With them, they have brought their extremely valuable dog. The hotel manager promises the family that he’ll take great care of their dog—but before they know it, the dog has gone missing without a trace! Jerry and Maya, the local young detectives, are brought in to help sniff out the missing hound. All the evidence suggests that one of the hotel staff had a hand in the case, but who could it be?

Circus Fantastico
Circus Fantastico

Author: Lynn Gordon

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Published: 2010-07-27

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 0740791990

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Madame Fantastico's traveling circus is down on its luck, and when the show's props begin to disappear, Ella the elephant takes center stage to find out why. This book comes with a working magnifier. Full color. Consumable.

The Circus Mystery
The Circus Mystery

Author: Martin Widmark

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 0448480700

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Circus Splendido has come to Pleasant Valley but so have pickpockets who are stealing wallets, cell phones, and jewelry from the audience as they watch the performances, so the police chief asks Jerry and Maya for help again in collecting clues and sniffing out suspects.

The Night Circus
The Night Circus

Author: Erin Morgenstern

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 2011-09-13

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 0385534647

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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Two starcrossed magicians engage in a deadly game of cunning in the spellbinding novel that captured the world's imagination. • "Part love story, part fable ... defies both genres and expectations." —The Boston Globe The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing. Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon tumble headfirst into love, setting off a domino effect of dangerous consequences, and leaving the lives of everyone, from the performers to the patrons, hanging in the balance.