Faithful Elephants: A True Story of Animals, People, and War - Yukio Tsuchiya - Books - Houghton Mifflin - 9780395861370 - October 30, 1997
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Faithful Elephants: A True Story of Animals, People, and War Reprint edition

Yukio Tsuchiya

Faithful Elephants: A True Story of Animals, People, and War Reprint edition

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.


32 pages, colour illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 30, 1997
ISBN13 9780395861370
Publishers Houghton Mifflin
Pages 32
Dimensions 203 × 254 × 3 mm   ·   145 g
Language Japanese  
Illustrator Lewin, Ted