Circus

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1975. First UK edition. Hardcover. Near fine, with approx half of copyright notice neatly inked-out with a black marker, assumedly by the publisher; with traces of ink on face leaf; in near fine(-) thus in very good(+) jacket with small circular closed tear to front; in archival mylar.. Oblong quarto in green cloth and green color illus jacket; 32 unnumbered pages: color illustrations; 23 x 27 cm. "Poems and illustrations depict the sights and sounds of the circus." Fun & clever rhyming poetry!

Jack Prelutsky (born, 1940) is an American writer of children's poetry who has published over 50 poetry collections. He served as the first U.S. Children's Poet Laureate (now called the Young People's Poet Laureate) from 2006 to 2008 when the Poetry Foundation established the award. Arnold Stark Lobel (1933 - 1987) was an American author of children's books, including the Frog and Toad series and Mouse Soup. He wrote and illustrated these picture books as well as Fables, a 1981 Caldecott Medal winner for best-illustrated U.S. picture book. Lobel also illustrated books by other writers, including Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley published in 1969. / American poetry -- for children. Circus -- Poetry. Cirque -- Poésie pour la jeunesse. Circus. poetry. Juvenile works. Poetry. Poetry. Poésie. Identifier: Poetry in English; American writers, 1945- Texts Class Descriptors: LC: PS3566.R36; Dewey: 811/.5/4; 823 Responsibility: by Jack Prelutsky; pictures by Arnold Lobel.