Queenie: One Elephant's Story

Name: Queenie: One Elephant's Story
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ISBN: 9780763663759

ISBN-10: 0763663751

ISBN-13: 9780763663759

Edition: 2013

Authors: Corinne Fenton, Peter Gouldthorpe, Corinne Fenton

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The true story of one of the most famous elephants of all time: Queenie, the gentle Indian elephant.Evoking a time when elephants were giving rides in zoos all around the world, the true story of Queenie follows her from her birth in an Indian jungle to Australia’s Melbourne Zoo, where she lived for more than forty years, giving rides to children. Thousands of kids loved Queenie, celebrated her birthday, and sent her letters. But in an event still not fully understood, Queenie crushed one of her keepers in late 1944. Was she mistreated or bored? Was it an accident? No one knows, but zoos have changed since Queenie’s time. Plainspoken and honest, this gentle account shows the good, the bad,…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication date: 6/11/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 24
Size: 10.44" wide x 9.48" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Peter Gouldthorpe was born in Melbourne in 1954 and now lives in Tasmania. He is recognised as one of Australia s most versatile and skilful illustrators, who also paints landscapes, portraits and commissioned work, and designs stage sets.