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The Clown of God
Contributor(s): dePaola, Tomie (Author), dePaola, Tomie (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 1534414274     ISBN-13: 9781534414273
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2018
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Renaissance
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Circus
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2017015884
Age Level: 4-8
Grade Level: PreK-3
Lexile Measure: 600(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.8" W x 11.2" L (1.10 lbs) 48 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Italy
- Religious Orientation - Christian
- Theometrics - Mainline
- Holiday - Christmas
- Religious Orientation - Catholic
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 27492
Reading Level: 3.7   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
This beautiful new edition of Tomie dePaola's 1978 classic retelling of a French legend stars a little juggler whose unique talent leads him to what might be a Christmas miracle.

Little Giovanni is poor and homeless, but he can do something wonderful: he can juggle.

The people of Sorrento marvel at his talents, and before long, he becomes famous throughout Italy for his rainbow of colored balls that delight the nobility and townspeople alike. But as the years pass, Giovanni grows old, and his talents begin to fail him. No longer a celebrated performer, he is once again poor and homeless, begging for his food.

Until one Christmas Eve, when Giovanni picks up his rainbow of colored balls once more. And what happens next just might be a miracle...


Contributor Bio(s): dePaola, Tomie: - Tomie dePaola is one of the most popular children's book authors and illustrators of our time and the winner of the 2011 Children's Literature Legacy Award (formerly known as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award), among other lifetime achievement awards. A Newbery Honor winner, he has written and illustrated a number of books, including Caldecott Honor book Strega Nona and its companions, as well as Oliver Button Is a Sissy; The Legend of Old Befana; The Clown of God; Michael Bird-Boy; Andy, That's My Name; and the New York Times bestseller Quiet. A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in New London, New Hampshire. Visit him online at Tomie.com and TomiesBlog.Blogspot.com.
 
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