The clown of God / an old story told and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2018]Copyright date: ©1978Edition: First Simon & Schuster books for Young Readers editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781534414273
- 1534414274
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 398.2 D419 | Available | 33111009797230 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 398.2 D419 | Checked out | 06/24/2024 | 33111010445571 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This beautiful new edition of Tomie dePaola's 1978 classic retelling of a French legend stars a little juggler whose unique talent leads him to what might be a Christmas miracle.
Little Giovanni is poor and homeless, but he can do something wonderful: he can juggle.
The people of Sorrento marvel at his talents, and before long, he becomes famous throughout Italy for his rainbow of colored balls that delight the nobility and townspeople alike. But as the years pass, Giovanni grows old, and his talents begin to fail him. No longer a celebrated performer, he is once again poor and homeless, begging for his food.
Until one Christmas Eve, when Giovanni picks up his rainbow of colored balls once more. And what happens next just might be a miracle...
Originally published in 1978 by Harcourt Brace & Company.
A once-famous Italian juggler, now old and a beggar, gives one final performance before a statue of Our Lady and the Holy Child.