Modoc elephant book6/1/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Modoc and Bram recuperate in India, where Bram learns much about elephant training and care at the Elephantarium, as well as Indian life, before becoming a favorite “son of the Maharaja”. The survivors stay afloat on Modoc’s back until help comes at the last possible second. Pitt, Bram and others adrift in the ocean. Bram, unwilling to be parted from his beloved elephant, acts as a stowaway across the Indian Ocean. But soon, the circus owner falls ill, and the circus itself is sold to an American, Mr. Once old enough, Modoc begins to perform in the circus. From an early age, Bram follows in his father’s footsteps and Bram’s family is unique in the way they train the elephants: instead of threat and intimidation, the pachyderms are treated with praise and respect. In the novelization, Bram’s father has long wished for a boy and a girl, and quickly feels that his dream has just been fulfilled. Modoc tells the true story of Bram Gunterstein (the German son of a third-generation circus animal trainer) and his pet elephant, Modoc, both born on the same day in 1896. It tells the true story of a boy and an elephant, and their fight to stay together across three continents. Modoc is a book written by American writer Ralph Helfer and published in 1998. ![]()
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