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The world's greatest elephant

Born on the same day in the same German town, Bram and his elephant, Modoc, grew up side by side. Their circus act brought them wide fame, but their incredible bond would also lead to a series of adventures with danger at every turn.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Helfer, Ralph
Other Authors:	Lewin, Ted (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Philomel Books, c2006.
Subjects:	Modoc (Elephant) > Juvenile nonfiction. Circus animals > Juvenile nonfiction. Human-animal relationships > Juvenile nonfiction. Gunterstein, Bram > Childhood and youth > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	Born on the same day in the same German town, Bram and his elephant, Modoc, grew up side by side. Their circus act brought them wide fame, but their incredible bond would also lead to a series of adventures with danger at every turn.
Item Description:	Adapted from the author's adult novel: Modoc : the true story of the greatest elephant that ever lived.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Awards:	A Junior Library Guild selection.
ISBN:	0399241906 (reinforced) :
Author Notes:	Ted Lewin grew up in an old frame house in Buffalo, New York, with two brothers, one sister, two parents, a lion, an iguana, a chimpanzee, and an assortment of more conventional pets. The lion was given to his older brother, Don, while he was traveling as a professional wrestler, and he shipped it home. The family kept Sheba in the basement fruit cellar until Don returned and their mother convinced him to give it to the Buffalo zoo. Ted always knew he wanted to be an illustrator. As a child he copied the work of illustrators and painters he admired, including N.C. Wyeth, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Vel#65533;zquez, and Goya. When it came time to go to art school (Pratt), he needed to earn money to finance his education. So, following in his brother's footsteps, he took a summer job as a wrestler--the beginning of a 15-year part-time career that eventually inspired his autobiographical book I Was a Teenage Professional Wrestler . Ted's career as an artist began with illustrations for adventure magazines, and it's only over the last several years that he has devoted his time to writing and illustrating children's books. "I'm having more fun doing this than anything I've ever done before," he says. He is an avid traveler, and many of his books are inspired by trips to such places as the Amazon River, the Sahara Desert, Botswana, Egypt, Lapland, and India. Ted and his wife Betsy live in Brooklyn, New York, where they share their home with two cats, Slick and Chopper.