Laddar...

Modoc (urspr publ 1997; utgåvan 1998)

av Ralph Helfer

Medlemmar	Recensioner	Popularitet	Genomsnittligt betyg	Omnämnanden
873	36	24,675	(4.04)	26
Biography & Autobiography. Nature. Performing Arts. Nonfiction. HTML: "Once I started this incomparable story, I couldn't put it down, and I cannot get it out of my mind�??nor will I ever. The message of what can be accomplished by training through affection and joy will thrill all animal lovers." �??Betty White A captivating true story of loyalty, friendship, and high adventure that spans several decades and three continents, Modoc is one of the most remarkable true stories ever told, perfect for fans of The Zookeeper's Wife or Water for Elephants. Raised together in a small German circus town, a boy and an elephant formed a bond that would last their entire lives, and would be tested time and again: through a near-fatal shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, an apprenticeship with the legendary Mahout elephant trainers in the Indian teak forests, and their eventual rise to circus stardom in 1940s New York City. As the African Sun-Times put it, Modoc is "heartwarming. . . probably the greatest love story ever told.… (mer)

▾Information om boken

Medlem:	GiGiGo
Titel:	Modoc
Författare:	Ralph Helfer
Info:	Utrecht Het Spectrum 1998
Samlingar:	Ditt bibliotek
Betyg:
Taggar:	Ingen/inga

Verksinformation

Modoc : den sanna berättelsen om världens bästa elefant av Ralph Helfer (1997)

alla medlemmar

▾Medlemmar

Senast inlagd av

privat bibliotek, elephantz264, lafstaff, jennaclectic, Pages_Aplenty, burkegardner, HeatherWiegmann, BooksAndWhimsy, BooksandHappy2021, otterhalves

▾Taggar

▾LibraryThings rekommendationer

▾Listor

Favorite Animal Fiction (137)

BingoDOG - Animals in Adult Nonfiction (21)

▾Kommer du att gilla den?

Laddar...

Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken.

▾Diskussioner ("Om"-länkar)

Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken.

» Se även 26 omnämnanden

▾Medlemsrecensioner

datum ▼ | röster

Visa 1-5 av 36 (nästa | visa alla)

A fascinating & gripping story, but poorly told. Helfer just can't seem to hit the mark to get the reader emotionally engaged. Too bad. Finished the story anyway because the raw material is so interesting. (

)

BBrookes | Dec 8, 2023 |

Great book all around. (

)

bsuff | Apr 6, 2023 |

What an amazing read. Follows the life of Bram Gunterstein and his best friend Modoc the elephant. Born on the same day in the 1890s. His father is an elephant trainer and Bram follows in his footsteps. They start life in the circus. Then the animals from the circus are sold to an American. They're to be shipped to the states with a side trip to India. En route they encounter a typhoon. Modoc saves many who would have otherwise drowned. Bram while in India meets the maharaja and becomes a favorite son to him. They soon leave however to go work in the teak jungles. The village there is taken over by guerrillas and they must traverse a mountain pass. Eventually the American who had bought Modoc finds them and takes them to the US. Modoc goes on to have a career in the US as a circus performer. Along with other adventures. Can be a bit of a tear jerker in parts. They have so much that goes against them. (

)

ChrisWeir | Aug 29, 2022 |

I loved this book! (

)

SusanVee | Feb 15, 2022 |

Adult nonfiction; animal/love story. The author has taken enough creative license with this true story to make it read like fiction, and it has all the makings of a wonderful story--boy meets elephant, boy meets girl, boy runs off with elephant, who saves his life, and adventures ensue, but boy still loves girl. Unfortunately the writing is sloppy enough to detract--if you're not easily distracted by that sort of thing, you might really love this book, but if you are the type that is bothered by unclear sentence structures, you can just skip it. (

)

reader1009 | Jul 3, 2021 |

datum ▼ | röster

Visa 1-5 av 36 (nästa | visa alla)

▾Publicerade recensioner

inga recensioner | lägg till en recension

▾Andra författare

» Lägg till fler författare (4 möjliga)

▾Relationer mellan serier och verk

Är avkortad i

Het Beste Boek 194: De straatvechter / Brieven van verlangen / Vijf over twaalf / Modoc av Reader's Digest

▾Priser och utmärkelser

Uppmärksammade listor

Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection – 1999)

se historik

▾Allmänna fakta

Du måste logga in för att ändra Allmänna fakta.

Mer hjälp finns på hjälpsidan för Allmänna fakta.

Vedertagen titel

Originaltitel

Alternativa titlar

Första utgivningsdatum

1997

Personer/gestalter

Information från den engelska sidan med allmänna fakta. Redigera om du vill anpassa till ditt språk.

Modoc (elephant)

Bram Gunterstein

Viktiga platser

Viktiga händelser

Relaterade filmer

Motto

Dedikation

Inledande ord

Information från den engelska sidan med allmänna fakta. Redigera om du vill anpassa till ditt språk.

On a gray, foggy morning they came, rising on the cold north winds from the icy peaks, sweeping across the timberland into the gray, misty valleys of the Black Forest...baby sounds!

Citat

Avslutande ord

Information från den engelska sidan med allmänna fakta. Redigera om du vill anpassa till ditt språk.

(Klicka för att visa. Varning: Kan innehålla spoilers.)

Särskiljningsnotis

Förlagets redaktörer

På omslaget citeras

Information från den engelska sidan med allmänna fakta. Redigera om du vill anpassa till ditt språk.

White, Betty

Ursprungsspråk

Kanonisk DDC/MDS

Kanonisk LCC

▾Hänvisningar

Hänvisningar till detta verk hos externa resurser.

Wikipedia på engelska (2)

Modoc (novel)

Ralph Helfer

▾Bokbeskrivningar

Biography & Autobiography. Nature. Performing Arts. Nonfiction. HTML:

"Once I started this incomparable story, I couldn't put it down, and I cannot get it out of my mind�??nor will I ever. The message of what can be accomplished by training through affection and joy will thrill all animal lovers." �??Betty White

A captivating true story of loyalty, friendship, and high adventure that spans several decades and three continents, Modoc is one of the most remarkable true stories ever told, perfect for fans of The Zookeeper's Wife or Water for Elephants.

Raised together in a small German circus town, a boy and an elephant formed a bond that would last their entire lives, and would be tested time and again: through a near-fatal shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, an apprenticeship with the legendary Mahout elephant trainers in the Indian teak forests, and their eventual rise to circus stardom in 1940s New York City. As the African Sun-Times put it, Modoc is "heartwarming. . . probably the greatest love story ever told.

▾Beskrivningar från bibliotek

Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas.

▾Beskrivningar från medlemmar på LibraryThing

Bokbeskrivning

Haiku-sammanfattning