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In the 1870's, a young boy helps care for the enormous African elephant that is the London Zoo's feature attraction and accompanies him to America to become part of P.T. Barnum's circus.

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3 editions
  • Paperback · English · 1992
    Puffin Books · 192 pages · 9780140342352
  • Other · English · 1991
    Penguin Publishing Group · 9780147518750
  • Other · English · 1990
    New York, N.Y., USA · 177 pages · 9780670829705
CircusElephantsFictionJumbo (Elephant)Juvenile fictionLondon Zoo (London, England)New York Times reviewedChildren's fiction