Pop Goes the Circus! (Three-Ring Rascals #4)

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

Pop Goes the Circus! (Three-Ring Rascals #4)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Bert the circus mouse is missing!

The members of Sir Sidney's Circus look everywhere. They don't know that tiny Bert has been carried away by a huge balloon. Meanwhile, far away, Flora Endora Eliza LaBuena LaPasta is tired of being ignored. Her parents have no time for her as they prepare for a new baby, so Flora comes up with a plan to mail herself to her friends at the circus.

A popped balloon and a mixed-up shipment bring Bert and Flora together. In the worst of times, a best friendship is born. But can a circus mouse and a runaway girl make it through a world of bad drivers, angry mobs, and greedy robbers? The pals must use their wits to stay out of trouble and try to find their way home in Pop Goes the Circus!
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Gr 2-5--In the fourth installment of this delightful series, Bert the circus mouse accidentally gets carried away by a balloon, though his friends in Sir Sidney's Circus have no idea--they think he's hiding after an argument with sister Gert. Elsewhere, Flora Endora Eliza LaBuena LaPasta is reluctantly preparing for the arrival of a new sibling. In a fortuitous turn, the mouse and the girl meet up and madcap adventure ensues. Engaging black-and-white illustrations, with loads of word balloons, and charming humor make this another winning addition to the series.

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"Engaging black-and-white illustrations, with loads of word balloons, and charming humor make this another winning addition to the series." —School Library Journal

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
9781616204648
Lexile Measure
520
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Publication date
May 20, 2015
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
Behavior
Mice
Adventure and adventurers
Adventure stories
Circus
Conduct of life
Runaways
Runaway children

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