Backyard Circus

by Jill Bryant

How to stage your very own circus. Step right up to the most amazing show on earth... yours. Backyard Circus shows kids how to host their own big top performance with a little imagination and a whole lot of fun. Cheerful instructions and dynamic illustrations take young readers through everything step by from gathering talent (do you call every kid on the block or just use stuffed toys?), to creating costumes (baggy pajamas are a hoot -- or how about dad's old neckties?), to organizing acts that astound and entertain. Kids will have a ball discovering there's no biz like showbiz. Other show-stopping features Sprinkled with groaner jokes for clowning around and packed with circus-lore sidebars for enquiring ringmasters, Backyard Circus is any kid's guide to joining the circus without ever running away.

48 pages, Paperback

First published September 12, 2006

About the author

Jill Bryant is a Canadian writer who specializes in children’s non-fiction. Born in Toronto, Jill grew up in Elora and Eden Mills, Ontario. She is the author of Phenomenal Female Entrepreneurs, Dazzling Women Designers, Amazing Women Athletes, Backyard Circus, and others. Jill also works as a freelance editor for many educational publishers. She used to be a regular contributor to Know magazine and was the manager editor for several months before its closure. Jill adores children's books and has written over 40 BFYP reviews for Quill & Quire. Swimming, canoeing, cross-country skiing, and traveling are her favourite recreational activities. Jill has lived in Japan, the U.S., England, and Germany. She now makes her home in historic Kingston, Ontario with her husband and their two daughters.

Reviews

[Larissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bryant, Jill, and Stephen MacEachern. Backyard Circus. Toronto: Annick, 2006. Print. Ages 6+ Backyard circus is a very informational book that has a lot of details and a lot of what it is like to have a backyard circus. This book is a decent book, it wasn't my favorite, but if you are into backyard circus's then this book is for you. I think that this book is nice to be able to read if you like things like that, but for me there was once again too much writing on the pages that it wasn't really fun to read. There weren't too many pictures, so this in turn, made me focus on the pictures and it didn't make me want to read the long pages of text. This book I couldn't really relate to either, because I have only been to one circus as a kid, it was fun, but it made me wonder what it would be like to have a job like that.