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After courageously swimming to shore when the ship that they are traveling on sinks and the wretched captain does nothing to rescue them, circus animals find a way to become a valued part of a coastal community.

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Main Author: Van Dusen, Chris (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2009.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Ships > Juvenile fiction.
Circus animals > Juvenile fiction.
Shipwreck survival > Juvenile fiction.
Human-animal relationships > Juvenile fiction.
Maine > Juvenile fiction.
Shipwrecks > Juvenile fiction.
Survival > Juvenile fiction.
Humorous fiction > Juvenile.
Stories in rhyme.
Picture books.
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Summary:After courageously swimming to shore when the ship that they are traveling on sinks and the wretched captain does nothing to rescue them, circus animals find a way to become a valued part of a coastal community.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN:9780763630904
076363090X
9780763655921
0763655929
Author Notes:Chris Van Dusen is an American author and illustrator of children's books. He was born on St. Patrick's Day, 1960, in Portland Maine. After high school, he studied fine art at The University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. He graduated with a BFA in 1982.

Van Dusen spent more than ten years as a freelance illustrator and his work appeared in magazines like Nickelodeon, Family Fun and Disney Adventures. He published his first book, Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee, in 2000. In addition to his own work, he has also illustrated numerous books by other authors, including Kat DiCamillo's Mercy Watson series.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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