Sujets :
Cirque dans la littérature jeunesse

Résumé :
Using varying perspectives, Ian recreates the sense of dizzying heights in this story about a daring young girl. Each morning just as the rooster crows, Morgan climbs up to the top of the barn and walks across the roof's thin tin peak. Then she stands on her hands. Yellow from the rising sun shimmers on the blue and green landscape of Morgan's pastoral world. One day her dad catches Morgan on the roof and he tells her to get down immediately. Morgan secretly practises on the highest beam in the barn instead. The circus has come to town! In one of the circus tents, Morgan discovers Amazing Anastasia's costume and leather shoes. Without thinking, she puts them on. Following the elephants into the big top, Morgan sees the highwire. Up she climbs and steps on to the wire. Looking down, she suddenly loses her confidence. The Amazing Anastasia appears at the platform and coaches Morgan back to safety. The crowd, including her dad, cheers. When the circus leaves town, Anastasia hands Morgan a present -- a pair of leather shoes -- to "Morgan the Magnificent" [editor summary]

Remerciement au donateur : Anna-Karyna Barlati

Collection : Bibliothèque de l'École nationale de cirque

Localisation : Livres jeunesse

Cote : WAL

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