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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2011 | Preschool to Grade 4
K-Gr 3—Taken from her home in Indonesia when she was five years old, Anju has lived in captivity, performing with an American circus for 35 years, followed by 15 years in a small zoo. This story begins when Vincent, her current caretaker, leads her into a semitrailer and takes her to a sanctuary. As they travel, the elephant has flashbacks to her early years in Sumatra with her family and her best friend, Lali. She also remember...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
This fictional account of fifty-year-old elephant Anju's transfer from zoo to animal sanctuary tacitly criticizes the confinement...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
