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The Resource The circus ship, Chris Van Dusen

The circus ship, Chris Van Dusen

Label
The circus ship
Title
The circus ship
Statement of responsibility
Chris Van Dusen
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own to swim the chilly waters. Staggering onto a nearby island, 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
Tone
Writing style
Illustration
Award
  • Chickadee Award (Maine), 2011.
  • Lupine Award (Maine) for Picture Book, 2009.
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
329582
Cataloging source
UPZ
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Van Dusen, Chris
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
PZ8.3.V335
LC item number
Ci 2009
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
  • -1
  • 1
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Ships
  • Circus animals
  • Human-animal relationships
  • Stories in rhyme
  • Survival
  • Humorous stories
  • Maine
Target audience
juvenile
Label
The circus ship, Chris Van Dusen
Instantiates
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
27 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
1 v. (unpaged)
Isbn
9780763630904
Lccn
2008-938402
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
col. ill.
System control number
(OCoLC)428982096
Label
The circus ship, Chris Van Dusen
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
27 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
1 v. (unpaged)
Isbn
9780763630904
Lccn
2008-938402
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
col. ill.
System control number
(OCoLC)428982096

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