Summary
Mr. Boorschmidt's Stupendous and Unexcelled Circus is back in town. This time one of its attractions is really out of this world. In the big ring are Martians and their flying saucer. Freddy organizes a baseball team with the Martians and several other animals. Full description
Summary: |
Mr. Boorschmidt's Stupendous and Unexcelled Circus is back in town. This time one of its attractions is really out of this world. In the big ring are Martians and their flying saucer. Freddy organizes a baseball team with the Martians and several other animals. |
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Item Description: |
In container (17 cm.). Title from container. "Unabridged fiction"--Container. "With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container. Compact disc. |
Physical Description: |
5 sound discs (5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Issued also as Recorded Books unabridged fiction on compact disc with book. Issued also on cassette. |
Audience: |
8 years and up. |
ISBN: |
1419355864 |
Author Notes: |
In 1915, his first work, a sonnet titled Haunted, was published in the Century magazine. He is best remembered for his short stories and children's books. His first short story for adults, Harden's Chance, appeared in the Forum magazine for December 1915. Altogether he published more than 180 stories. His short story, Ed Signs the Pledge, about a talking horse was the basis for the 1960s television comedy series Mister Ed. He published one novel for adults, Ernestine Takes Over and a guidebook, New York: An Intimate Guide. The first Freddy the Pig book, To and Again, was published in 1927. He wrote 25 more books wrote about Freddy the Pig and his friends. He died on August 17, 1958. (Bowker Author Biography) |