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Twenty-one Elephants and Still Standing
By Prince, April Jones & Roca, Francois
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-61844-887-6
- Publisher
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2005
Gr 1-5 This well-researched, handsomely illustrated picture book captures the anticipation and uncertainties of those who witnessed the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. Focusing on Phineas T. Barnum of circus fame, who saw in the doubt an opportunity, Prince describes the -pachyderm procession - up Broadway, past City Hall, and over the bridge to Brooklyn. As viewers' and readers' excitement mounts, the author queries, -How many pounds can the won...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
