Discover the unlikely - and entirely unforgettable - friendship between Flora, an elephant calf stolen from her African home, and David, the circus impresario and magician who adopts, trains, and ultimately liberates her, in this tale freely inspired by actual events. With a minimum of language - only 22 words in all - but a maximum of inventive ele-fantabulous wordplay, Jane Yolen deftly reimagines this initially tentative but ultimately unconditional relationship between a man and an elephant. Brett Helquist not only lovingly illuminates the tale with all the excitement and tension, mystery and color of a vintage circus poster but also fully captures the subtle range of emotions of a remarkable and enduring ele-friendship.

本书根据真实事件改编，讲述了从非洲偷走的小象弗洛拉与收养、训练并最终解放她的马戏团演员兼魔术师大卫之间的感人友谊。简·尤伦（Jane Yolen）用简练的语言（只有22个单词），但富有创意的奇妙文字游戏，巧妙地重新想象了一个人和一头大象从最初的试探到最终结成友谊的故事。布雷特·海尔奎斯特（Brett Helquist）绘制的复古马戏团海报充满了兴奋、紧张、神秘和色彩，照亮了整个故事，还充分捕捉了一段非凡而持久的友谊的微妙情感。