The clown entertains us with tricks that surprise us, delights and deceives us and makes us wonder what makes the tricks work. Behind the funny clothes, pointy shoes and crooked hat, the clown is a real person who works very hard to bring fun into our lives, even if this is for a brief time. But who is this clown? Is the clown a he or a she, fat or thin, old or young, pink or brown? This is a story for little children who are just starting to understand...

Discover Series Books for Babies,Toddlers Step Right Up! It's time to visit the Big Top in the latest book from Xist Publishing's Discover Series. CIRCUS features full,color photos and captions for your child's viewing pleasure. Babies and toddlers will enjoy flipping through the images while learning new words and preschool and older children can use the images as fuel for their imaginations. Used as a jumpstart for interaction, Discover Series Picture...

This comprehensive comedy course will aid you in entertaining family audiences by increasing the humor in your variety act. It provides: The fundamentals of comedy History of comedy Specific techniques that have been identified as tending to generate laughter Examples of how those techniques have been used Thought-provoking questions to help you decide how you might use those techniques Methods enabling you to connect more fully with your audience. And...

Carnivals are a fantastic way to spend a day. With popcorn, cotton candy, rides, and games, there's something for every person to enjoy. But younger kids might find the crowds, lights, and noise a little overwhelming. This book for beginning readers is the perfect way to prepare a new carnival goer for a super-fun day. Including full-color photographs that closely correlate to the text, it introduces carnival basics in language written especially...

Los perros de la ciudad no saben qué hacer. Llegó la picazón con El Gran Circo de Pulgas. Saltando entre colas peludas, las pulgas circenses presentan su función.

Fucini's family circus has been in the family for decades enthralling families with Lions, Tigers , clowns and the stars of the show Freaks. This was circus was no Barnum and Bailey's as it held a sinister secret that can not get out. Jewel, a kind of freak herself must solve the mystery along with her friends detective Cooley, her friends the freaks and other as they search for answers. Come along as we immerse ourselves with the magical world of...

What do you feed a trapeze family to keep them up in the air? A fire eater with a penchant for hot sauce? Or a lion with a gourmet palate? How do you satisfy a sweet-toothed human cannonball who's outgrowing his cannon? Find out what keeps these performers juggling, balancing, and entertaining-meals prepared by their tireless chef! Poems from this jolly cook give a glimpse of his unusual perspective, from delightful to downright funny. Enjoy...

Mille merveilles sont réunies sous un magnifique chapiteau à l'ancienne : une Acrobate Agile, un Élégant Équilibriste, des Jumelles Jongleuses, un Trio de Trapézistes et même un Zébu qui joue avec zèle! Dans la grande tradition des abécédaires, les 26 lettres de l'alphabet tourbillonnent sur la piste de ce magnifique chapiteau et promettent, sous la baguette du Monsieur Loyal, plein de découvertes aux petits comme aux grands. Après AH!...

Extrait : "- Allons, voyons, Augustin, ne fais donc pas comme cela le Bobèche ! Telle fut l'apostrophe que ma bonne mère me lança, un jour que je me signalais, devant elle, par toutes sortes d'extravagances, en gestes et en paroles. J'étais niais au suprême degré. J'avais alors onze ans, l'âge o l'on a déjà la prétention de se compter parmi les personnages..." À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARAN Les éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions...

Experience a magical story of ele-friendship and one disappearing elephant's ele-fate. Discover the unlikely-and entirely unforgettable-friendship between Flora, an elephant calf stolen from her African home, and David, the circus impresario and magician who adopts, trains, and ultimately liberates her, in this tale freely inspired by actual events. With a minimum of language-only 22 words in all-but a maximum of inventive ele-fantabulous wordplay,...