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Peter Spier's Circus (Picture Yearling Book)

Peter Spier's Circus (Picture Yearling Book) Paperback - 1995

by Spier, Peter

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Caldecott-winning illustrator Peter Spier presents clowns, jugglers, acrobats, elephants, dogs--and even a hippopotamus--that appear under the big top. Full color.

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  • Title Peter Spier's Circus (Picture Yearling Book)
  • Author Spier, Peter
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition NIS
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 48
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dragonfly Books, New York , N.Y.
  • Date May 1, 1995
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GOR006588047
  • ISBN 9780440409359 / 0440409357
  • Weight 0.52 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.1 x 8.7 x 0.1 in (25.65 x 22.10 x 0.25 cm)
  • Ages 03 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Library of Congress subjects Circus
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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First line

Setting up : a crew of 32 men and women.

From the jacket flap

The circus is in town! Come join in the fun as Caldecott Medalist Peter Spier creates a circus like no other, in this exuberant celebration of the wonders of the big top.

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Media reviews

"A treat!" -- Kirkus Reviews

"This premier illustrator offers a glorious new treat....children will undoubtedly want to pore over it." -- School Library Journal

Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 07/03/1995, Page 0

About the author

PETER SPIER was one of America's most popular and renowned children's illustrators. His books, acclaimed by critics and readers alike, won numerous awards and honors: Noah's Ark won the Caldecott Medal and The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night is a Caldecott Honor Book. His book People was awarded the Christopher medal, was nominated for an American Book Award, and received the National Mass Media Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews for "outstanding contributions to better human relations and the cause of brotherhood."

Spier was born and educated in Amsterdam. Before coming to the United States he served in the Royal Dutch Navy. He illustrated more than 100 books and was also an avid and celebrated builder of model ships. Peter Spier died in 2017 at the age of 89.