If I Ran the Circus Author: Dr. Seuss | Language: English | ISBN:
B00ESF296Q | Format: EPUB
If I Ran the Circus Description
Step right up for Dr. Seuss’s classic rhyming picture-book tale of young Morris McGurk’s big circus dreams. This circus has more than a mere lion tamer and trapeze artist! At the Circus McGurkus, you’ll be intrigued by the wink-hooded Hoodwink, terrified by the Spotted Atrocious, and amazed by the daring feats of the great Sneelock. And these are just a few of the astonishing things you’ll find under this big top. Told with the humor and originality that are synonymous with Dr. Seuss,
If I Ran the Circus is a crowd-pleasing showstopper!
- File Size: 29531 KB
- Print Length: 64 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: B002JVFANU
- Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (October 22, 2013)
- Sold by: Random House LLC
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00ESF296Q
- Text-to-Speech: Not enabled
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- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,659 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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- #37
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > Early Learning > Poetry - #39
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > Arts, Music & Photography > Performing Arts - #40
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Poetry
"If I Ran the Circus" is classic Dr. Seuss: delightful rhymes, wacky nonsense words, and bizarre creatures drawn in a playful artistic style. And, as in the best of Seuss' books, all these elements come together to celebrate the power of the imagination. The entire book takes place in the mind of young Morris McGurk, who imagines creating an extravagant circus in the vacant lot behind Sneelock's Store.
And what a circus he imagines! As the scenario unfolds, we are treated to many marvelous sights: a 500-gallon lemonade dispenser, a Drum-Tummied Snumm, a fluff-muffled Truffle, a Spotted Atrocious, a trapeze troupe, and much, much more. Dr. Seuss' distinctive rhyming style is on full display throughout. Typical lines: "Then my Tournament Knights! Noble apes without fears! / Sir Hector! Sir Vector! Sir Bopps! and Sir Beers!"
Throughout the book, young McGurk imagines store owner Sneelock performing in the imaginary circus. This gives the book a subtle touch of gentle subversiveness, since Sneelock is an adult, and thus an authority figure. But the humor is never mean, and in fact Sneelock appears both courageous and talented in the many wild scenarios spun in the boy's head. All things considered, "If I Ran the Circus" is a delight, and another triumph for Dr. Seuss.
By Michael J. Mazza
HALL OF FAME
If I Ran the Circus is a delightful cross between the tongue-twisting Fox in Sox and the classic Cat in the Hat. I read it to my children until they begged me to stop. Then I read it to my wife. It demands to be read outloud with the greatest of enthusiasm, almost child-like glee, drawing out the unique word combinations and stunning metre and rhyme. Fabuluous.
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