jumbo (elephant)

Recounts the experiences, at the London zoo and later as star of P.T. Barnum's circus, of a little African elephant who grew to be the largest of his kind ever seen.

Relates the history of Jumbo, the famous elephant purchased from the London Zoo by P.T. Barnum in the nineteenth century.

Upon completion of the Brooklyn Bridge, P.T. Barnum and his twenty-one elephants parade across to prove to everyone that the bridge is safe.

Tells the true story of Jumbo the elephant, detailing his influence on the lexicon in America, his inspiration for Walt Disney's "Dumbo, " and his fame in the U.S. and Britain.

With his friend and trainer Matthew Scott, Jumbo, the giant African elephant, leaves his home at the London Zoo and becomes part of the P.T. Barnum circus.

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.

Eight-year-old Hannah, upon completion of the Brooklyn Bridge, enlists the help of P.T. Barnum and his twenty-one elephants to prove to her father and all of Brooklyn that the bridge is safe.