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According to the picture book, the Japanese Army had requested that every zoo in Japan poison their large or dangerous animals because they were worried that these animals would escape and harm the general public if a bomb detonated near the zoo. The poison that worked on the other animals did not
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who detected the poison and refused to eat it. The elephants starved to death. The animals killed are commemorated at the zoo with a
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The story served as a major plot point in episode 5 of the anime adaptation of
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in 1951. It was published and marketed as a true story of the elephants in
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Tsuchiya, Yukio; Tomoko Tsuchiya Dykes (trans); Ted Lewin (Illus) (1988).
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Youth Literature scholars, notably Professor Emeritus Kay E. Vandergrift,
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Brief comparison of 'Faithful Elephants' and the real events at Ueno Zoo
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The Faithful Elephants: A True Story of Animals, People, and War
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Faithful Elephants: A True Story of Animals, People and War
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Kawabata, Ariko and Kay E. Vandergrift. (Summer 1998).
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Brief comparison of 'Faithful Elephants' and the real events at Ueno Zoo
"Faithful Elephants"
the original
"The Charming Elephant"
the original
"Gentle Titles Teach Kids to Give Peace a Chance"
"History Into Myth: The Anatomy of a Picture Book"
"Swapping Tales and Stealing Stories: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Folklore in Children's Literature"
"Episode 5"
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