Faithful elephants : a true story of animals, people, and war /

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by Tsuchiya, Yukio,
[ 03. English Easy Reading ] , Kawaisō na zō. Authors: Lewin, Ted,--ill. Published by : Houghton Mifflin, (Boston :) Physical details: [32] p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. Subject(s): Elephants --Juvenile fiction. | Elephants --Fiction. | Zoo keepers --Fiction. | World War, 1939-1945 --Japan --Fiction. Year : 1988 03. English Easy Reading Item type : 03. English Easy Reading
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Translation of: Kawaisō na zō.

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.