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Dido, the Dancing Bear: His Many Adventures

Dido, the Dancing Bear: His Many Adventures

By: Richard Barnum
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 One of the Kneetime Animal Stories for children, Dido the Dancing Bear may seem unethical today, but when it was written in 1916, such spectacles were a relatively common and "harmless" entertainment, In this story, we follow Dido as he is caught, trained and put in a circus. Along the way, he meets several other animals from the series. - Summary by Lynne Thompson Richard Barnum is a pseudonym of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, which mass-produced children's books.Copyright Animals and Nature Genre Art Literary History & Criticism Literature & Fiction
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  • Dido the Dancing Bear His Many Adventures - Richard Barnum

    Dido the Dancing Bear His Many Adventures - Richard Barnum
    Apr 29 2026
    One of the Kneetime Animal Stories for children, Dido the Dancing Bear may seem unethical today, but when it was written in 1916, such spectacles were a relatively common and "harmless" entertainment, In this story, we follow Dido as he is caught, trained and put in a circus. Along the way, he meets several other animals from the series. - Summary by Lynne Thompson Richard Barnum is a pseudonym of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, which mass-produced children's books.
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    2 hrs and 55 mins
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