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

from matthewbloome

This is among the most heart-wrenching picture books ever written. Plainly anti-war sentiment in a true story. I had to read this one through the tears and have a good cry after I finished. In the ...

from lbrink2

I like this book for several reasons. One reason I like this book is the plot. The plot of this story is war and how the animals in zoos are treated when a war is in their area. This plot takes stu...

from agates5

This was an excellent book for three reasons. First, the language throughout the book is very descriptive and engaging. It allows readers to visualize what is occurring in the story and conveys emo...

from bbohard

In the book, "Faithful Elephants", three elephants that lived in a Korean zoo during the war had to be killed. It was mandatory that they be killed in case bombs hit the zoo, no dangerous animals w...

from McClendon

This book should only be read to 4th and 5th grade students due to the nature of the book. This is a sad protrayal of the animals in zoo during times of war. People were scared the animals would ge...