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Judge, Lita

Pennies for Elephants

40 pp. | Hyperion | June, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4231-1390-4 $16.99
(3) K-3 Penny by penny, siblings Dorothy and Henry and other Boston-area children raise six thousand dollars to buy Mollie, Waddy, and Tony, trained elephants whose owners are retiring. Based on actual events, this story of Franklin Park Zoo's first elephants is big-hearted and inspiring. Illustrations aptly capture the early-twentieth-century period as well as the spirited nature of kids banding together for a cause.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

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