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In the 1870s, a young boy helps care for the massive African elephant that is the London Zoo’s star attraction. When Jumbo is sent to America to become part of P.T. Barnum’s famed circus, the boy accompanies him, learning about companionship, travel, and the world of circus life.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Barbara Claassen Smucker
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