The World's Greatest Elephant
by:
Ted Lewin (author)
Ralph Helfer (author)
It’s unbelievable but true! Born on the same day in the same small, German circus town, young Bram and his elephant, Modoc, had a lifelong friendship that spanned over eight decades. But it was never easy. From the breakup of the circus to the shipwreck in the Indian Ocean that nearly cost them...
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It’s unbelievable but true! Born on the same day in the same small, German circus town, young Bram and his elephant, Modoc, had a lifelong friendship that spanned over eight decades. But it was never easy. From the breakup of the circus to the shipwreck in the Indian Ocean that nearly cost them their lives, the bond between the boy and the elephant survived the most unimaginable trials. This true story of their adventures together, and eventual rise to circus stardom in the Ringling Brothers Circus, will be a treasure for animal lovers everywhere.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780399241901 (0399241906)
Publish date: March 16th 2006
Publisher: Philomel
Pages no: 48
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
Book Club,
Adult,
Environment,
Nature,
Biography Memoir,
Animals
A good story, but is all of it true? It's probably something I would have to research to find out. Some parts just seemed a little to out there, but I'm not an elephant expert. I did enjoy this one...it doesn't have the best writing - I find most nonfiction books of this type rarely do. Bram was b...
An utterly amazing true story about an elephant, Mosie, and her trainer, Bram! If you like books about amazing animals and what they do - this is for you. Shipwrecks, fires, poisoning, terrorist revolutionary uprisings, teak forests, upspritualism and an anazing love story between one man and his el...
I love true animal stories and this one came highly recommended by one of my reading friends. I know I would have enjoyed it much more if I could have read it without distractions but quiet time is impossible to come by in my house. This story is supposedly a true one about an elephant and a boy who...
Helfer is the owner/operator of Africa, USA - the Hollywood company that supplied many of the animals for movies and TV shows; most notably Clarance the Cross-Eyed Lion and Judy the Chimp from Daktari (a series from the '60's). Modoc is the first elephant he had in his stable. Helfer met Modoc when ...
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