<p>"This is a lovely, gentle story, and Sam Usher’s plentiful and detailed illustrations are integral to its appeal – we especially liked the one of the clown’s storage caravan" – Roaring Reads, Blog</p>

Roll up! Roll up! For the second exciting instalment in The Big-Top Mysteries series, packed with all the fun of the circus and an intriguing new mystery to be solved … Roll up! Roll up! A new season is about to begin at the Shortbread family's circus! The big-top is ready and everyone is excited to get started. But as the shows begin chief clown Mr Birdcage is in a bit of a pickle – none of his hilarious props seem to be working! When budding detectives Billy, Fern and Joe get on the case to investigate, they soon discover that the props have been tampered with! But who would want to sabotage Mr Birdcage and why?
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Roll up! Roll up! For the second exciting instalment in The Big-Top Mysteries series, packed with all the fun of the circus and an intriguing new mystery to be solved …
Shortbreads' Great, Amazing and Wonderful Circus is coming to town! A new season is about to begin for the Shortbread family’s circus and everyone is excited to get started – everyone except the chief clown, Mr Birdcage. Somebody is trying to sabotage Mr Birdcage’s act and stop him making people laugh. It’s putting the future of the circus at risk, and budding detectives Billy, Fern and Joe Shortbread are determined to find out what’s going on. Follow their investigations as they uncover secrets from Mr Birdcage’s past while trying to find the mysterious culprit!
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781781128800
Publisert
2019-10-03
Utgiver
Vendor
Barrington Stoke Ltd
Vekt
120 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
12 mm
AldersnivĂĽ
J, Y, 02, 03
SprĂĽk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
128

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Biographical note

Alexander McCall Smith is one of the world’s most prolific and popular authors. He has won numerous awards for his writing, including the British Book Award's Author of the Year and a CBE for services to literature. His titles include The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency and 44 Scotland Street series.
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Sam Usher spent most of his childhood reading, drawing and forgetting to do school work. He still likes to spend his time playing around with ink, watercolour and washing-up liquid. If the opportunity arises, he loves to make a mess! Sam’s first book – Can You See Sassoon? – was longlisted for the Greenaway Medal.