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Helfer, Ralph

The World's Greatest Lion: A True Story of Survival

40 pp. | Philomel | July, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-25417-8 $17.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Ted Lewin. This account of Zamba, the iconic MGM Studios lion, describes how the orphaned cub was rescued, sent from Africa to animal trainer and author Helfer's ranch in California, and then filmed and made famous in various movies and commercials. Lewin's handsome watercolors give Zamba and other animals an appropriately majestic look, but the overwrought story suffers from romanticizing.
Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

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