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List Price: 17.95
Our Price: $16.95
Product Details
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0.50 |
| Author(s): |
Ian Falconer |
| Vendor: |
BAKER & TAYLOR |
| Publisher: |
Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books |
| Published: |
01 October, 2001 |
| Format: |
Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
068982954X |
| Store Code: |
8685 |
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Description: When it comes time to tell the class what she did on her vacation, Olivia isn't at all nervous. In fact, she remembers it quite clearly--she went to the circus, you see. "But when we got there, all the circus people were out sick with ear infections." What are the odds? But the show must go on! Fortunately, Olivia jumps right in to help out--riding elephants, posing as the Tattooed Lady (she draws on the pictures with a marker), taming lions, walking tightropes, juggling, clowning around, and more. In a marvelous fold-out, four-panel spread, our porcine heroine even reigns supreme as the Queen of the Trampoline. "And that's how I saved the circus. And now I am famous." Olivia looks proud. Her teacher looks mad. Ian Falconer shines in this dryly hilarious sequel to his 2001 Caldecott Honor Book Olivia. The charcoal and gouache illustrations perfectly capture Olivia's earnest expressions. Be prepared to be charmed anew! (Ages 4 to 8) --Karin Snelson
Genre: Pigs; Juvenile Fiction; Circus; Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction; Schools; Children: Kindergarten; School stories; Performing Arts - General; Animals - Pigs; Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pigs; Fiction;
Average Review: 4.5 stars
Review: Cute, but not my favorite Olivia tale : The first two pages are the best in "Olivia Saves the Circus." That aside, the basic story is that Olivia, during show-and-tell, "embellishes" her trip to the circus. The drawings are fabulous as usual, but the plotline is a little dry. Still, my daughter loves it because it does capture the spirit of Olivia, though the story is very one-dimensional compared to the other Olivia books. And check out Olivia's "Remember the Maine" tatoo - it's a hoot!
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