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How to Move a Zoo

How to Move a Zoo

Read by Klay Cameron
Story Duration

08:16

The true story of how at the beginning of the 20th century Jessie the elephant walked from Moore Park Zoo to her spacious new home in the Taronga Zoological Park.

It was still dark when Mr Miller opened the gates of the old zoo, but he wasn't scared because he wasn't alone. He was with Jessie the elephant and together they were going to walk from Moore Park, through the city streets, to the ferry at Fort Macquarie. Jessie was moving to her spacious new home in the soon-to-be-opened Taronga Zoological Park.

Jessie's surprising journey was unlike any other and it brought a little warmth to the city on that brisk September morning in 1916.
The incredible true story of Jessie the elephant from author Kate Simpson and illustrator Owen Swan. Read by Klay Cameron. 

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Suitable for

Early Years Lower Primary Middle Primary

Duration

Story Duration

08:16

Reading Challenges

NSW PRC VIC PRC SA PRC

Awards

CBCA Shortlist 2025

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