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Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue
William Grill
Illustrator: William Grill
Ages: 9+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Flying Eye Books/Nobrow
ISBN: 978-1-83874-023-8
Keywords: elephants, refugees, human/animal relationships, World War II, teak industry, Myanmar (Burma), picture books for older readers
An Asian elephant, his keeper Po Toke, and "Elephant Bill" Williams brought elephants and refugees to safety during World War II. Detailed colored pencil illustrations. Back matter.