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Paddington Bear and the Brown family go to the circus, where Paddington ends up as part of the trapeze act.Tags
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Paddington takes a trip to the fair, who doesn’t love the fair?! After a series of events, Paddington finds himself being a part of the circus trapezing. I think this book would be great for smaller children, up to first grade maybe. The lesson is to enjoy the experiences you come across in life, whether it was expected or not. The point is to make the most out of whatever life hands to you. The lesson of this story could be applied to anyone at any age.
This book is good for children Kindergarten to first grade. It tells of the experiences of Paddinton the bear at the circus. After he accidentally ends up trapezing, he realizes he doesn't want to join the circus like he first thought. It teaches children to enjoy their experiences and at the end of the story the teacher could have them discuss, write, or draw experiences they have had at the circus or something they have tried. (i.e. jumping off a diving board at the pool).
I would like to read this to elementary students. It has great pictures. Every kid loves the circus, and if they have not been they will want to now. It is also a fun book that the students can "come alive" in, or feel like you are the charictor, Paddington.
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Thomas Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire, England on January 13, 1926. He dropped out of school at the age of 14. During World War II, he served in both the Royal Air Force and the British Army. He sold his first short story in 1945 to the magazine London Opinion. Over the next decade, he had numerous short stories published and radio show more plays performed. After the war, he joined the BBC Radio and later worked for BBC-TV as a cameraman from 1947 to 1965. He gave his wife a teddy bear for Christmas in 1956. She it named Paddington after the London train station near their home. His first book, A Bear Called Paddington, was published in 1958. He became a full-time author in 1965. He wrote more than 25 Paddington books including Paddington Here and Now and Paddington's Finest Hour. He chronicled his life with Paddington in his autobiography, Bears and Forebears. His other works included A Day by the Sea, Something Nasty in the Kitchen, and Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Carbon Footprint. He was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1997 and then a commander of the order in 2015, for services to children's literature. He died after a short illness on June 27, 2017 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Paddington at the Circus
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- Paddington at the Circus
- Disambiguation notice
- republished, with new illustrations, as Paddington Bear at the Circus
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