When Sir Sidney, a kindly old circus owner, becomes too tired to travel with his show, he places a Help Wanted ad in the newspaper. Enter Barnabas Brambles: “I have a degree in lion taming from the University of Piccadilly Circus.” But does Leo the lion need taming? Will Elsa the elephant still get her gourmet peanuts? And what will Brambles say when he discovers Bert and Gert—two mice who travel with the circus on popcorn cleanup patrol?
Brambles has big plans: More cities! More shows! No more free popcorn. Soon he’s made a big mess of Sir Sidney’s Circus, but Leo, Elsa, Bert, Gert, and the rest of the performers agree: The Show Must Go On!
Everyone knows Sir Sidney's Circus is the best in the world. But who s the "star" of the show? The Circus Times is having a contest to find out. Just thinking about it gives Sir Sidney a worrywart, and it's quickly clear why. Soon after he goes off to rest, the performers start thinking too much about winning the trophy and not enough about putting on a good show.
Meanwhile, it looks as if ringmaster-in-training Barnabas Brambles might need some help managing the crew, so Bert and Gert, the sly brother-and-sister mice who travel with the show, set out to write a book to teach him how it's done. Does Bert and Gert s plan work? And who" is" the star of the circus? All will be revealed in The Greatest Star on Earth. (*Kirkus Reviews)
Here are a few activities to go with the book.
Sir Sidney's Circus usually travels by train. But one day a letter arrives from Flora Endora Eliza LaBuena LaPasta inviting the circus aboard the SS "Spaghetti, " a floating palace of elegance and entertainment. Who could resist?
One problem: Miss LaPasta does not want Barnabas Brambles to come aboard, because she has heard that he's the meanest man alive. Sir Sidney, the "nicest" man alive, says that the entire circus will accept Miss LaPasta's invitation, including Barnabas Brambles. But Leo the lion doesn't like water. Elsa the elephant doesn't know how to swim. Where will the Flying Banana Brothers put their trapeze? And hey, what's that large object up ahead in the water?
You'll never guess what happens when The Circus Goes to Sea.
More activities HERE.
And more adventures will be showing up in Spring of 2015!
Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls!
Step right up and hear the amazing tale of Sir Sidney’s Circus.
Listen to how Sir Sidney, a kindly old circus owner, needed a rest.
Read and weep when Sir Sidney leaves the circus in the hands of a big mean baddie.
Shriek with terror as Barnabas Brambles cracks his whip at Elsa the elephant.
Cry in horror when Mr. Brambles tries to sell Leo the lion to a zoo.
Hide your eyes as the Famous Flying Banana Brothers perform death-defying feats to get the circus train to the show on time!
Can they do it? Will they make it? They better, because THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
- See more at: http://algonquinyoungreaders.com/book/three-ring-rascals-the-show-must-go-on/#sthash.QwPvCX0G.dpuf
Step right up and hear the amazing tale of Sir Sidney’s Circus.
Listen to how Sir Sidney, a kindly old circus owner, needed a rest.
Read and weep when Sir Sidney leaves the circus in the hands of a big mean baddie.
Shriek with terror as Barnabas Brambles cracks his whip at Elsa the elephant.
Cry in horror when Mr. Brambles tries to sell Leo the lion to a zoo.
Hide your eyes as the Famous Flying Banana Brothers perform death-defying feats to get the circus train to the show on time!
Can they do it? Will they make it? They better, because THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
- See more at: http://algonquinyoungreaders.com/book/three-ring-rascals-the-show-must-go-on/#sthash.QwPvCX0G.dpuf
Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls!
Step right up and hear the amazing tale of Sir Sidney’s Circus.
Listen to how Sir Sidney, a kindly old circus owner, needed a rest.
Read and weep when Sir Sidney leaves the circus in the hands of a big mean baddie.
Shriek with terror as Barnabas Brambles cracks his whip at Elsa the elephant.
Cry in horror when Mr. Brambles tries to sell Leo the lion to a zoo.
Hide your eyes as the Famous Flying Banana Brothers perform death-defying feats to get the circus train to the show on time!
Can they do it? Will they make it? They better, because THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
- See more at: http://algonquinyoungreaders.com/book/three-ring-rascals-the-show-must-go-on/#sthash.QwPvCX0G.dpuf
Step right up and hear the amazing tale of Sir Sidney’s Circus.
Listen to how Sir Sidney, a kindly old circus owner, needed a rest.
Read and weep when Sir Sidney leaves the circus in the hands of a big mean baddie.
Shriek with terror as Barnabas Brambles cracks his whip at Elsa the elephant.
Cry in horror when Mr. Brambles tries to sell Leo the lion to a zoo.
Hide your eyes as the Famous Flying Banana Brothers perform death-defying feats to get the circus train to the show on time!
Can they do it? Will they make it? They better, because THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
- See more at: http://algonquinyoungreaders.com/book/three-ring-rascals-the-show-must-go-on/#sthash.QwPvCX0G.dpuf
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