The Circus is Coming (Puffin Books)
A realistic children's novel about children who join a traveling circus. The story is shaped by apprenticeship, work, and the tension of a life on the move.
Work Information
Behind the circus lights, the children learn how to live.
A realistic children's novel about children who join a traveling circus. The story is shaped by apprenticeship, work, and the tension of a life on the move.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Published
- 1974-08-29
- Pages
- 272 pages
- Language
- 英語
- ISBN-13
- 9780140300963
- ISBN-10
- 0140300961
- Price
- 688 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Teen & Young Adult
Faced with the unhappy prospect of life in an orphanage when their Aunt Rebecca dies, Peter and Santa decide to find their Uncle Gus, who works in a circus. Gus expects them to adapt to the life of the circus - but it's harder for them than he can possibly imagine.
Reviews
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Fabulous and oddly gritty
I think the previous reviewer was mean with the stars. This is a great book because Santa and Peter are NOT overnight sensations. They do not save the world. But they do go from being impractical wimps to good sensible kids who are competent and useful. On the way, they and we learn scads abotu circuses; harder than it looks, like most of life. This book is a wonderful slice of good old British working life; committed artisans wiht real pride in what they do. And Streatfeild herself was not dissimlar. Every sentence is crisp, clear, and often funny.
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Five Stars
Excellent first-class story of children who find out who they really are and what they are good at.