Clown Around (Compass Point Early Readers)

Rau, Dana Meachen

ISBN 10: 0756500745 ISBN 13: 9780756500740

Publisher: Compass Point Books, 2001

Synopsis

A clown troupe prepares for, and presents, a circus act complete with seltzer, a tiny car, and a high wire act.

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Reviews

Kindergarten-Grade 1-In Clown Around, a group of stiffly rendered, goofy-looking clowns with unusually large mouths perform a circus act. The text, composed of short simple sentences, is well suited for beginning readers, but the colored-pencil and watercolor art is too busy to provide adequate reinforcement of the text. Hats! features a young boy who tries on many different hats as he decides which one to wear: "I need to wear a hat./Which one?/All my hats are so much fun." There is not much of a story line, but the simple text is accompanied by uncomplicated cartoon illustrations that provide helpful picture clues for young readers. Both titles include a word list and a "Parent's Page" with related activities and suggestions. Serviceable titles for collections in need of easy-readers.
Melinda Piehler, North Tonawanda Public Library, NY
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Edition details

• Publisher: Compass Point Books
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0756500745
• ISBN 13: 9780756500740
• Binding: Library Binding
• Illustrator: Evans Nate
• Number of pages: 32