Peter Spier's Circus
Published on 1. May 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-0-440-40935-9 (ISBN)
Description
Come join the circus as Caldecott Medal-winner Peter Spier takes you for a look under the big top!
The circus is coming to town! Take your front row seat to see how a circus runs-from setting up the tent to performing center ring. Go soaring through the air on the flying trapeze and see how performers from all over the world come together to put on a show. With showbiz excitement that only the circus can create-and Peter Spier's signature humorous details waiting to be discovered on every page-this book is a guaranteed ticket to fun and adventure.
"A treat!"-Kirkus
"This premier illustrator offers a glorious new treat. . . . Children will undoubtedly want to pore over it."-School Library Journal
The circus is coming to town! Take your front row seat to see how a circus runs-from setting up the tent to performing center ring. Go soaring through the air on the flying trapeze and see how performers from all over the world come together to put on a show. With showbiz excitement that only the circus can create-and Peter Spier's signature humorous details waiting to be discovered on every page-this book is a guaranteed ticket to fun and adventure.
"A treat!"-Kirkus
"This premier illustrator offers a glorious new treat. . . . Children will undoubtedly want to pore over it."-School Library Journal
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
NY
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Second Grade, Interest Age: From 3 to 7 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Picture book
Dimensions
Height: 261 mm
Width: 254 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-440-40935-9 (9780440409359)
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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.
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.