| Faithful Elephants: A True Story of Animals, People, and War Contributor(s): Tsuchiya, Yukio (Author), Lewin, Ted (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0395861373 ISBN-13: 9780395861370 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1997 Annotation: A zoo keeper recounts the story of John, Tonky, and Wanly, three performing elephants that were starved to death at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo during World War II, and of their keepers, who weep and pray that the war will end so their beloved elephants might be saved. "A moving and powerful statement about the insanity of war".--"Horn Book". Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Elephants - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 88006508 |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 7.76" W x 9.96" (0.32 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 16746 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A zookeeper recounts the story of John, Tonky, and Wanly, three performing elephants at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, whose turn it is to die, and of their keepers, who weep and pray that World War II will end so their beloved elephants might be saved. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lewin, Ted: - Ted Lewin grew up in Buffalo, New York, with two brothers, one sister, two parents, a lion, an iguana, and a chimpanzee. He became interested in art as a young boy when he would draw his brothers' world of wrestling. Ted later worked as a professional wrestler to finance his studies at the Pratt Institute of Fine Arts, where he met his wife, Betsy Lewin, also a children's book writer and illustrator. He and his wife travel around the world to research the settings for their books. While working on SACRED RIVER, which he both wrote and illustrated, Ted joined thousands of Hindus on their pilgrimage to the banks of the Ganges River in Benares, India. Ted now lives and works in the brownstone he shares with his wife and their two cats in Brooklyn, New York. For more information visit www.tedlewin.com. |