Great Elephant Escape by Una Townsend

Great Elephant Escape by Una Townsend

It's not every day that animals escape from the circus; however, in 1975 two playful baby elephants did just that! While in Hugo, Oklahoma, Isa and Lilly escaped and decided it would be fun to play a very long game of hide-and-seek. They evaded the authorities for eighteen days, leaving a trail of clues everywhere, from broken fences and large footprints to gardens with missing vegetables. Still these giant runaways were nowhere to be found! Even when people reported seeing Isa and Lilly rambling around their homes and causing a ruckus, the police were one step behind these clever tricksters. Based on an amazing true story, these fugitives captivated the attention of a country and are sure to capture the hearts of readers of all ages.

Una Belle Townsend is an award-winning teacher and author. Her first picture book, Grady's in the Silo, received the 2004 Oklahoma Book Award and was a 2004 IRA/CBC Children's Choice Selection. Her book The Oklahoma Land Run was published for the 120th anniversary of the first Oklahoma Land Run. She has been named Teacher of the Year at her school three times and was named Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year. She is also the author of Racecar Driver's Night Before Christmas, available from Pelican.

Janice Hechter is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer who is the recipient of a National Best Book Award and a San Francisco Book Festival Award.

UNA BELLE TOWNSEND is an award-winning teacher and author. She has won a variety of writing and teaching awards, among them the Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year and Oklahoma Celebration of Reading best teacher's essay. Townsend received her bachelor's degree in elementary education from East Texas Baptist College (now known as East Texas Baptist University). She continued her education and earned a master's degree in elementary education from Stephen F. Austin State University. She lives in Yukon, Oklahoma, with her husband.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781455615827
ISBN 10	145561582X
Title	Great Elephant Escape
Author	Una Townsend
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pelican Publishing Co
Year published	2012-09-14
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.