Louise Trapeze is a daughter of circus performers in the Sweet Potato Circus. Her parents perform the high wire act and she performs as well. It is her birthday and she has the chance to perform on the high wire for the first time. She discovers that she is afraid of heights and tries to figure out a way to get out of performing without having to admit to her fear.
The book reminded me of Fancy Nancy books because Louise likes to use phrases and words in her conversations and then explain to the reader what they mean in a cartoon or drawing. The characters are unique and the story is short with lots of pictures. The vocabulary and reading level is at the third grade level. The story should appeal to chapter book readers from Kinders up to 2nd grade. I am not sure if it would appeal to third grade and up.
I wouldn't vote for this for a MHL book because it seems for a younger set of readers. I rate it a 3 out of 4. A second one came out in February. It is called Louise Trapeze Did NOT Lose the Juggling Chickens.
- Age Range: 6 - 9 years
- Grade Level: 1 - 4
- Lexile Measure: 0530
- Series: A Stepping Stone Book(TM)
- Hardcover: 112 pages
- Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (July 28, 2015)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0553497391
- ISBN-13: 978-0553497397
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