"Es un clásico de 1964 que, soprende y cautiva por su sentido del humor, su frescura y la habilidad de aparente seriedad. Ni el perro, ni el gato, ni el canario, ni los peces son ya la mascot ideal, sino un rinoceronte, cuya precencia en el hogar aporta multiples ventajas (y algunos incovenientes,"--Amazon.com. There are lots of things a rhinoceros can do around one's house, including eating bad report cards before one's parents see them, tiptoeing...

Based on a true story, the book tells of the unlikely relationship between an 18th century sea captain and an orphaned, three-ton rhinoceros. When a baby rhino is orphaned in India with nowhere to go, a gentle sea captain from Holland--Douwe van der Meer--decides to take her to Europe with him. Clara wins the hearts of everyone--from villagers to princes, kings, and queens who have never seen a rhino before. All are delighted by the gentle giant--whose...