num_pages: 32
description: A zookeeper recounts the story of John, Tonky, and Wanly, three performing elephants at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, whose turn it is to die, and of their keepers, who weep and pray that World War II will end so their beloved elephants might be saved.
language: English
title: Faithful Elephants: A True Story of Animals, People, and War
titlecomplete: Faithful Elephants: A True Story of Animals, People, and War
genres: Historical, Childrens, Japan, World War II, Animals, Picture Books, War, Death, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 1400
places: Japan
publisher: Clarion Books