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

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Houghton Mifflin

Annotation: Recounts how three elephants in a Tokyo zoo were put to death because of the war, focusing on the pain shared by the elephants and the keepers who must starve them.

Genre: [Animal fiction]

Reviews: 0

Catalog Number: #94484

Format: Perma-Bound Edition

Special Formats: Inventory Sale

Common Core/STEAM: Common Core

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Edition Date: 1988 Release Date: 10/30/97

Illustrator: Lewin, Ted,

Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)

ISBN: Publisher: 0-395-86137-3 Perma-Bound: 0-7804-4772-7

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-395-86137-0 Perma-Bound: 978-0-7804-4772-1

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 88006508

Dimensions: 26 cm.

Subject Heading:
Elephants. Juvenile fiction.
Elephants. Fiction.
Zoo keepers. Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945. Japan. Fiction.

Language: English

Word Count: 1,023

Reading Level: 4.4

Interest Level: 4-7

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.4 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 16746 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:4.9 / points:2.0 / quiz:Q20711

Lexile: AD730L

The captivating and gorgeously illustrated true story of three elephants at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo during World War II.

Famous elephants John, Tonky, and Wanly were beloved by the residents of Tokyo both young and old for their lively performances. But when the air raids came during the Second World War, fear ran rampant through the city and the zoo was in danger of destruction, leaving the zookeepers with a devasting decision. Beautifully illustrated with watercolor paintings by Ted Lewin, this poignant and unforgettable story offers a sobering lesson about the horrors of war.

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