Can you imagine waking up to a python in your pantry or to a Lion casually sunning himself on your lawn? This is exactly what happens to the residents of a Maine town when a Circus Ship crashes near their coast and its Captain Circus Boss abandons ship leaving the animals to fend for themselves!

Fear not! The clever beasts manage to swim to shore, and thus the sleepy town awakens to a Zoo! The animals prove to be helpful in surprising ways and despite their differences, all--townspeople and animals--learn to enjoy each other's company. . . until the Circus Boss comes back to town, in search of Animals to put to work. Will the Animals return be forced to return to a life of drudgery or will they stay with their friends in their new found home?

Reviewed by Penelope B and Shannon K.

The Circus Ship (Hardcover)

By Chris Van Dusen, Chris Van Dusen

$16.99

ISBN-13: 9780763630904
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Published: Candlewick, 9/2009

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