The Sultan's Elephant

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Thursday, April 16th 2015

The Sultan's Elephant

Jules Verne & The Map of Imagination

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Vacation Program

  • Thursday, April 16, 2015
  • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • Designed for ages 6 to 8

The Sultan's Elephant is a story about a Sultan, an Elephant, and a time-traveling little girl that inspired a collossal celebration to commemorate Verne's genius in 2006. See: The Sultan's Elephant' by Royal de Luxe on YouTube

Follow the inspiration. Construct an elegant Elephant (not 42 tons, not requiring 22 operators!) a little girl and her time machine/rocket.

Instructor: Kiran Zaman (who grew up with elephants)


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