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An early chapter book mystery series featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detectives - something special is coming to Green Lawn - a traveling circus! But when the performers arrive, they need help. Their show is a mess, and Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy are happy to chip in. They fix up the equipment and find dazzling new acts, but what the show needs most is an acrobat. No one in town is brave enough to go up on the high trapeze, except for one mysterious masked person.

Annie Edson Taylor went over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Mabel Stark wrestled with tigers. Sonora Webster Carver plummeted 40 feet on horseback into a tank of water. These and the 11 other women profiled in this audiobook performed between 1880 and 1929, when females were expected to stay home and raise families, not entertain crowds with acts of derring-do. Their bravado, equal to that of any male thrill-seeker, made them inspiring at a time when women were testing the waters of equality and freedom.

Will Sparrow, liar and thief, is running away—from the father who sold him for beer, from the innkeeper who threatened to sell him as a chimney sweep, from his whole sorry life. Barefoot and penniless, without family, friends, or boots, Will is determined to avoid capture and, of course, to find something to eat. Some of the travelers he meets on the road have a kind word for him and a promise of better things to come, such as coins and juicy beef ribs. Eager to go along, Will repeatedly finds himself tricked by older and wiser tricksters....

By her 14th birthday, Babe Killingsworth measures six-feet-nine-inches and weighs 342 pounds. In 1896, what other options does a giant have but to join a carnival? Her only real talent is handling animals. The cheap outfit her feckless father sells her off to offers critters galore; an escape from Neal, Idaho; and a bit of fame. It also opens the doorway to exploitation and neglect. Enter Carlotta Jones, billed as the world’s smallest girl, whose elephant act leaves much to be desired. At 30 inches tall, Carlotta is beautiful, spoiled, demanding, and has very little talent.

Jenny wants to take her new puppy, Toto, to the circus, but Toto isn't willing to sit still and watch the show. Suddenly there's a whoosh, and the circus cannon goes off.... Where's Toto now? The parallel stories in chapters of alternating languages will help you to find out - in English and French!

No one believed a woman could be stronger than a man, until Katie Brumbach–also known as Sandwina—displayed her show-stopping feats as a circus strongwoman. 100 pounds . . . 200 pounds . . . 300 pounds! Katie Brumbach became the world’s top strongwoman after she ousted Eugen Sandow by lifting hundreds of pounds over her head (which Sandow could barely lift to his shoulders). After that, she took the last name Sandwina and thrived in the circus world—which she had been participating in since the age of two when she first performed with her family.

Irene grew up traveling around Germany with her family’s circus, surrounded by her loved ones and thrilling the crowds with her performance on the high wire…until one day, the audience boos. The Lorch family is Jewish, and the increasing power of Adolf Hitler’s Nazis has put them all in grave danger.

Imagine my WAG-NIFICENT excitement when I found out the circus was coming to town! I’d do anything to join those muscly mastiffs, tumbling toy poodles, and clowning corgis. It’s going to be a RE-BARK-ABLE show! With my whole pooch pack alongside me—and, of course, my favorite pet human, RUFF!—what could possibly go wrong?

Globine, die fröhliche Kumpeline von Globi, ist ein keckes und abenteuerlustiges Mädchen. Sie lebt in einem selbstgebauten Baumhaus in der Nähe einer kleinen Stadt namens Schnurzikon. Die Eule Rudi und das Eichhörnchen Mathilda wohnen mit ihr zusammen. Globine gerät immer wieder in spannende Abenteuer und löst Probleme mit Köpfchen und Herz.

Busy Betty has always been busy. Every day she wakes up with a million questions and a billion ideas! And today she has an amazing idea: she’s throwing her mom a birthday party. Shhh.... It’s a surprise!

Der Zirkus ist da! Aufgeregt schauen sich Globine und ihre Freunde die bunte Parade an. Was es da alles zu sehen gibt! Globine gerät außer sich, als sie ihre Heldin, die Furchtlose Frida, im Umzug entdeckt. Am Abend ist alles bereit für die große Premiere. Die Lichter sind an, die Ränge sind voll, alle sind gespannt. Die Pferdenummer beginnt, dann kommt die Zauberin. Aber als die Trapezkünstler an der Reihe sind, ist der Wind so heftig geworden, dass er das Zeltdach hochhebt und eine Plane reißt. Nun wird es gefährlich. Alle flüchten durcheinander. Es herrscht wildes Chaos.