There's a Circus at Farmer Frank's!: 4 (Adventures of Archie Artichoke)

Theres a Circus at Farmer Franks! is the fourth illustrated chapter book in the Adventures of Archie Artichoke series of stories written about a remarkable garden of vegetables.In this adventure Archie and his veggie friends survive a powerful wind and rain storm that damages their garden and nearby apple orchard. When they learn that a distant farm was completely destroyed during the storm they travel to help its beloved owner Farmer Frank. They quickly discover that Farmer Frank is a very special person. Despite the loss of his farm he invites a circus to give the families of a local town a lift after they also suffer severe damage. Archie and his friends look for ways to help Farmer Frank rebuild his house and barn; but how will they do it?All of the Archie Artichoke series of books are written specifically to help children develop their imagination through visual imaging of text and dialogue complemented with full-color illustrations. And besides being fun to read Theres a Circus at Farmer Franks! has positive messages and is designed to teach children about: - Making good decisions and solving problems;- Working with others to achieve a common goal;- The difference between a house and a home; - Caring helping others friendship; and- The names of many important vegetables!Because Theres a Circus at Farmer Franks! is relatively long for a young childrens story it is designed to be read over several days/nights. The age group for the Adventures of Archie Artichoke series is between three and nine years old. The narrative is designed to be read to a child and third-grade children will delight in reading the books on their own.More information about the Archie Artichoke series as well as audio of Archies songs can be found on the authors website. Illustrations of the vegetable characters suitable for coloring may also be downloaded there.