This is a book about an old man who retires from his circus. But when he sells it to a man who cares only about money, the animals must work together to save the circus from a terrible fate!
The Show Must Go On! (Three-Ring Rascals)
By Kate Klise, M. Sarah Klise
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 2 - 3 | Grades 2 - 4 | n/a | 3.4 | 10005 |
In their trademark style, author Kate Klise and illustrator M. Sarah Klise blend a story bursting with jokes, puns, and wordplay with illustrations, signs, letters, recipes, and bold graphics to introduce Three-Ring Rascals.
When Sir Sidney, a kindly old circus owner, becomes too tired to travel with his show, he places a Help Wanted ad in the newspaper. Enter Barnabas Brambles: “I have a degree in lion taming from the University of Piccadilly Circus.” But does Leo the lion need taming? Will Elsa the elephant still get her gourmet peanuts? And what will Brambles say when he discovers Bert and Gert―two mice who travel with the circus on popcorn cleanup patrol?
Brambles has big plans: More cities! More shows! No more free popcorn. Soon he’s made a big mess of Sir Sidney’s Circus, but Leo, Elsa, Bert, Gert, and the rest of the performers agree: The Show Must Go On!
Black and white line drawings throughout.
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9781616204068
ISBN-10: 1616204060
Published on 4/8/2014
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
Book Reviews (17)
This book is about an old man who retires from his circus and sells it to a man who only cares about MONEY. The animals must work together to save the circus from a terrible fate!
This book falls flat. There was a lot of potential, but the author did not develop a good enough plot line, characters, or conflict to make this an entertaining story. I do not recommend this book to anyone.
This is a cute book about the circus and funny animals. You will definitely laugh when you read this book. I like how kind Sir Sidney is nice to all the animals but he is getting old and looking for help. You must read this to see what kind of help he hires
It is an a cute little book about a circus thing that never gives up. I guess it sort of had a moral- " Don't give up "
This was an adorable little book! Even though I'm a big now, I still love reading the book about the circus that would not give up! It has a good moral.
A good book. It tells the story of a circus with new ownership, going from an extremely nice man to a man of pure evil.