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Oliver

Oliver, an elephant with unique charm and talent, becomes a circus star.
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All about creepy crawlies

2008
[Program 1] Learn about and experience different types of creatures that crawl. Visit the Insectropolis, a place that has scary insects that people can touch, including scorpions. Also visit a man who has all kinds of snakes and lizards to touch and hold. [Program 2] At the circus, learn the secrets of the Human Cannonball, how to train a wild leopard, and what it takes to be a high-flying aerialist. Also watch acrobats walk the Space Wheel of Destiny, defy gravity on the sway poles, and ride a motorcycle across the tightrope.

The Black Dragon

Talented magician Danny, who is half-Chinese, half-British, and dwarf strongman Zamora try to find the connection between the disastrous end of the circus Mysterium, where Danny's performer parents were killed, and the disappearance of his guardian aunt, who is investigating sinister gangs in Hong Kong.
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The life she was given

"In 1931, Lilly Blackwood was sold to the circus. More than two decades later, nineteen-year-old Julia Blackwood inherits her parents' estate and returns home hoping to erase painful memories of strict rules and forbidden rooms. Instead, she becomes immersed in a mystery involving a hidden attic room and circus photos featuring a striking young girl"--Provided by publisher.
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Spectacle

"Pragmatic engineer Anna works as a psychic in the Samson Brothers Circus, but she doesn't believe in anything supernatural--until her twin sister Kat is murdered and comes back as a very demanding ghost. Sharing a room with her sister was hard, but now they're sharing a body while trying to identify the killer. With few leads, a troupe full of secretive folk, and strange paranormal occurrences popping up around the circus, solving the case seems near impossible. But the murderer in their midst may be the least of their problems..."--Back cover.
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Trapeze, perch poles, and other high-flying circus science

2018
Discusses some of the worlds most high-flying circus acts and the science behind them.
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The wheel of life and death

After a close call with an assassin in Barcelona, Danny is more convinced than ever that his parents---star performers of the Mysterium circus---died under suspicious circumstances.
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Contortion, German wheels, and other mind-bending circus science

Discusses some of the world's most mind-bending circus acts and the science behind them.
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