Paddington Bear at the Circus
Hardcover – Picture Book, January 1, 2000
HarperCollins · Hardcover · April 5, 2000
The circus has come to town!
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- Who it’s for
- Circus spectacle meets Paddington’s well-meaning knack for turning a tidy plan upside down.
- Themes
- Circus performance, Helping someone in trouble, Comic mishaps
- Pacing
- Fast
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The circus has come to town! Paddington Bear and the Browns have front-row seats, and they can't wait to see the show. Inside the circus tent there's a ringmaster with a top hat, a very, very tall clown, a band ... and a funny-looking man hanging from a rope above Paddington's head. Always willing to lend a paw, Paddington rushes off to save the trapeze artist.
Continue reading
The circus is turned upside-down, but the show must go on - and it does, thanks to a surprise performance by Paddington Bear. Paddington Bear has charmed readers for nearly forty years. Now another generation of fans can join the beloved bear from Darkest Peru on a variety of adventrues written by Michael Bond and beautifully illustrated by artist R.W. Alley.
A Show in Motion
Circus spectacle meets Paddington’s well-meaning knack for turning a tidy plan upside down.
Come here for
- A playful mix of ringmaster, clown, band, and trapeze artist
- Paddington’s comic efforts to lend a paw
Expect
- A circus show interrupted, then carried on in surprising fashion
- A light, illustrated picture-book adventure
Where it sits
| Circus Stories | 93% |
|---|---|
| Bear Stories | 79% |
| Funny Stories | 48% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Bear Stories
- The Classics
- Christmas & Advent
- Funny Stories
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- Media Tie-Ins
- Environment & Conservation
- Circus Stories
- Beginner Readers
- Authors
- Michael Bond
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 5, 2000
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Circus performance · Helping someone in trouble · Comic mishaps
- Reading lane
- Bear Stories