The World's Greatest Elephant

Helfer, Ralph

ISBN 10: 0060929510 / ISBN 13: 9780060929510

Editore: New York, New York, U.S.A.: Perennial, 1998

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• Titolo: The World's Greatest Elephant
• Editore: New York, New York, U.S.A.: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0060929510
• ISBN 13: 9780060929510
• Rilegatura: Soft cover
• Condizione: Very Good
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"Once I started this incomparable story, I couldn't put it down, and I cannot get it out of my mind—nor will I ever. The message of what can be accomplished by training through affection and joy will thrill all animal lovers." —Betty White

A captivating true story of loyalty, friendship, and high adventure that spans several decades and three continents, Modoc is one of the most remarkable true stories ever told, perfect for fans of The Zookeeper's Wife or Water for Elephants.

Raised together in a small German circus town, a boy and an elephant formed a bond that would last their entire lives, and would be tested time and again: through a near-fatal shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, an apprenticeship with the legendary Mahout elephant trainers in the Indian teak forests, and their eventual rise to circus stardom in 1940s New York City. As the African Sun-Times put it, Modoc is "heartwarming. . . probably the greatest love story ever told."

Informazioni sull?autore

Ralph Helfer is a well-known Hollywood animal trainer who was one of the first to use affection and kindness to train wild animals. He is the author of The Beauty of the Beasts, and he lives in Los Angeles and Kenya, where he leads safari tours.