Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 41 Garis, Howard Roger 1873 1962 Davidson, Marion Garis, Howard R. Umboo, the Elephant Reading ease score: 90.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Umboo, the Elephant" by Howard Roger Garis is a children's story that belongs to the genre of animal fiction, written during the early 20th century. The narrative focuses on the adventures of Umboo, a young elephant, who recounts his life in the jungle, the challenges he faces after being taken from his home, and his experiences in the circus. Through the lens of Umboo’s perspective, the book explores themes of friendship, growing up, and survival in the wild. The opening of the story introduces a hot circus setting where various animals, including Umboo and a group of monkeys, are trying to cope with their captivity. Infuriated by the heat, the monkeys express their longing for the jungle. Umboo demonstrates his playful nature by providing them some relief from the heat through his trunk by spraying water. He is soon prompted to share stories of his past in the jungle, particularly how he learned to navigate his environment and become strong. The initial chapters blend humor and adventure as Umboo engages with his fellow circus animals, leading to a narrative filled with camaraderie, reflections on his jungle upbringing, and foreshadowing his eventual adventures and challenges ahead as he recounts tales from his youth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Elephants -- Juvenile fiction India -- Juvenile fiction Circus animals -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 204342 204218 2024-10-03T06:59:37.263103 2023-10-03T06:47:04.243190 text/html text/html 204335 204211 2024-10-03T06:59:37.507076 2023-10-03T06:47:04.402197 text/html text/html 134666 2024-10-03T06:59:42.915042 application/epub+zip 137080 2024-10-03T06:59:39.404041 application/epub+zip 137081 2024-10-03T06:59:38.256053 application/epub+zip 259528 2024-10-03T06:59:45.593015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239734 2024-10-03T06:59:42.214047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214269 2022-09-03T09:19:23.258871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176894 176821 2024-10-03T06:59:36.798072 2023-10-03T06:47:03.903183 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 176737 2012-06-04T15:53:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60293 2012-06-04T19:19:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19563 2024-10-03T06:59:45.728010 application/rdf+xml 12564 2024-10-03T06:59:38.817052 image/jpeg 3254 2024-10-03T06:59:38.525051 image/jpeg 132666 2024-10-03T06:59:37.524066 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Chadwick, Lester en.wikipedia