Twelve-year-old Chase and his friend Nicole Rossi attempt to rescue the Rossi Brothers' Circus--lions, tigers, elephants, and all--in Mexico, where a massive earthquake has struck, leading to the imminent eruption of a volcano.
Ellie Elephant meets Chip Chipmunk in the forest after the wreck of her circus train and learns to accept her shape. Includes nonfiction information about elephants.
Discusses the use of performing animals in the circus, their training and care both in and out of the ring, and different organizations' monitoring of their treatment.
Friends Chase, Nicole, and Rashawn survive Hurricane Emily and make their way to Nicole's family farm, the winter home of the Rossi Brothers Circus, only to find the circus lions and an unpredictable leopard have escaped their cages while the flood waters rise.
Chase, heading south of the border with Nicole Rossi, faces a threat to his survival while searching for the Rossi Brothers' Circus after an earthquake in Mexico.
Twelve-year-old Chase Masters travels the country with his father, a "storm runner," but he is tested in ways he never could have imagined when he and a new friend are caught in a hurricane near St. Petersburg, Florida.
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.
the true story of the greatest elephant that ever lived
Helfer, Ralph
1998
Presents the true story of Modoc and Bram Gunterstein, an elephant and boy--born on the same day in 1896--following their adventures from Germany, to India, to the United States, and telling of the extraordinary relationship shared by the man and animal for over seventy years.