Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 172 Garis, Howard Roger 1873 1962 Davidson, Marion Garis, Howard R. Umboo, the Elephant 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.) Reading ease score: 90.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Elephants -- Juvenile fiction India -- Juvenile fiction Circus animals -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 204514 2025-06-03T06:07:19.867138 text/html 204335 2025-01-09T20:59:38.085728 text/html 134738 2025-06-03T06:07:25.417074 application/epub+zip 137075 2025-06-03T06:07:21.753082 application/epub+zip 137076 2025-06-03T06:07:20.584123 application/epub+zip 259522 2025-06-03T06:07:28.136129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239734 2025-06-03T06:07:24.697101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214269 2022-09-03T09:19:23.258871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176894 2025-06-03T06:07:19.413078 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 176737 2012-06-04T15:53:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60293 2012-06-04T19:19:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18337 2025-06-03T06:07:28.521034 application/rdf+xml 12564 2025-06-03T06:07:21.127109 image/jpeg 3254 2025-06-03T06:07:20.851090 image/jpeg 132731 2025-06-03T06:07:19.885121 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Sperry, Raymond More titles under Chadwick, Lester en.wikipedia