clowns

Describes the reponsibilities of rodeo clowns and looks at the experiences of Jim Bob Feller, who has worked as a clown in arenas throughout the United States.

Provides information on such topics as: designing costumes and makeup, preparing a routine, performing stunts, and interacting with the audience.

Provides step-by-step instructions for all aspects of clowning.

A group of clowns play games with each other.

Staying behind when their circus moves on, a young clown and a troupe of baby animals put on a special Christmas Eve show for an Italian village too poor to celebrate the holiday.

Simple Pierrot dreams of his saucy sweetheart Columbine in this original story featuring the traditional comic characters.

In this cumulative tale, a tree becomes a hiding place for various animals, a runaway circus clown, and even an elephant.

The circus experiences of Emmett Kelly, Sr., "America's favorite clown, " are related in verse to be sung to the tune of the familiar song "The Man on the Flying Trapeze.".