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Gr 2–5—Something about the dancing circus bear evokes pathos in sensitive onlookers: perhaps it's the disconnect between the vision of the enormous, once-free and powerful animal and the minute props and unnatural motions that accompany such performances. In contrast to what readers will likely feel as the story progresses, the hooded, medieval peasants peering out from the book jacket appear eager and somewhat sinister in their pleasure; the only clue to what they are viewing is the title. As the story begins, the bea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A circus bear must dance for crowds that often ill-treat her. Finally she rebels: she runs away (here the story be...Log In or Sign Up to Read More