Who put the B in the Ballyhoo? / by Carlyn Beccia.
Material type:
TextPublication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2007.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cmISBN: - 0618717188 (hc.)
- 1428735704 (BWI bdg.)
- 9780618717187 (hc.)
- 9781428735705 (BWI bdg.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Historical Events | Beccia, Carlyn | Available | 33111005130402 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Before the days of TV, DVDs, and video games, there was the circus. When it came to town, businesses and schools would shut down. Folks would gather round, for there, right in front of their eyes, was drama, action, and intrigue. There was the grace ofthe bareback rider, the daring of the acrobat, the strangeness of the snake lady, and the delight of the dancing pigs.
Vintage-style circus posters capture the weird and the wonderful while fascinating sidebars reveal historical truths behind America's circuses. What was it like when the circus came to town? This book, illustrated in rich oils, gives us a ringside seat.
Includes bibliographical references.
A rhyming alphabetical description of Big Top life and attractions, interspersed with facts about particular circus acts and personalities of the past.