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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A wonderful for all.By Ronald E. BanksThis book is actually is a childs book; but I enjoyed it very much. I have used it in the summer reading program at our local library and was surprised at how many adults would stop and listen to it. It is easy for youngsters understand and they like the pictures. It works well in teaching children how important to be kind to animals; and shows the bond that can form between animals and people.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Use of "Truth" DissapointingBy Mike McDonielI was significantly disappointed to learn a book promoted as true was far from factual. As I was reading it I thought "this is to good to be true" and; alas; it apparently was. It is a great story but I cant help but feel that had the author might better have promoted it as a work of fiction based on some degree of truth. Had he done so; he would have left fewer readers disappointed and would have earned; perhaps; more respect for his significant ability to tell a compelling story. Bram buries his wife only to find the evil Mr. North standing over him in a remote village in the middle of nowhere? Please.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A very pleasurable and involving read.By LyndaI think anyone who reads this book will both fall in love (with the story and elephants in general) and feel disappointed after when they find out that its probably not even loosely tied in to a real tale. Like so many other people I started googling the unfindable "facts" in the story -- and also dug a little deeper into elephant-based stories as well. I have always felt sorry for the captured elephants who eventually go beserk in some circus ring or village square; while assuming their breakdown has come from human cruelty around them. Naturalists remind us of the reality of wild elephants; pointing out how warm and fuzzy their community life is with one another and toward their young -- but making it clear that if the gaping tourists in the Land Rover get too close the dinosaur-sized creature will knock over a vehicle with ease and step on some human body parts as well. Without hesitation. I imagine with the elephants intelligence and family loyalty there are as many personalities and attitudes as there are situations elephants have found themselves in; whether it be a zoo; a circus; a form of daily transportation or a sanctuary. In the end I think the truth of this book is that a Modoc is possible. Havent we all heard of or read touching stories about close unique relationships between an elephant and a person? Coming to that conclusion made me feel better about the question of whether or not this story of a boy named Bram and his soulmate Modoc really existed. While I read the book they felt real and; fictional or no; they awakened me to a deeper appreciation of elephants.