The Circus Goes to Sea (Three-Ring Rascals #3)

by Kate Klise (Author) M Sarah Klise (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Don't Miss the Boat!

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.

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Kirkus

With this series, youngsters will find reading smooth sailing and look forward to future escapades.

School Library Journal

Gr 1-3--Sir Sidney's Circus sets sail on board the SS Spaghetti, but things are not looking good. The animals are wary of a sea adventure, and Miss Flora Endora LaBuena LaPasta doesn't want Barnabas Brambles to come along. Winsome illustrations throughout, quick chapters, and zany antics make this latest installment on par with the previous books in the series.

Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Kate Klise

Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise have collaborated on numerous award-winning middle-grade and picture-book projects, including the Regarding the Fountain and 43 Old Cemetery Road series. Kate lives in Norwood, Missouri. She visits more than seventy school classrooms a year. Sarah Klise lives in Berkeley, California. Visit www.kateandsarahklise.com for more information. (By the way, Klise rhymes with mice.)


Illustrator M. Sarah Klise and author Kate Klise and are sisters and collaborators. They started making books together many years ago in their bedroom in Peoria, Illinois. Kate wrote the words; Sarah drew the pictures. Their first book was about an adventure-loving little mouse that traveled around the country. That story was never published. (In fact, it ended up in the garbage can!) But the Klise sisters had so much fun making their first book, they kept writing and drawing. And now they've published more than twenty award-winning books for young readers, including Regarding the Fountain and Dying to Meet You. The Klise sisters no longer share a bedroom. Kate lives in Missouri and travels often to visit schools and libraries. Sarah lives in California. But the two sisters still enjoy working together, especially on their new series about a pair of circus mice. (By the way, "Klise" rhymes with "mice.")

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781616203658
Lexile Measure
540
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Publication date
September 20, 2014
Series
Three-Ring Rascals
BISAC categories
JUV002000 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | General
JUV031010 - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Circus
JUV009080 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Words
Library of Congress categories
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