The lively adventures of Ebony the black elephant and his young master, Dilly, are filled with the excitement of circus life in the days of the "rolling show" and with information about a variety of animals - circus animals and those native to the new England area as well.
Ms. Voight was a native New Englander and lived in Hamden, Connecticut. She wrote many books for boys and girls, both fiction and non-fiction. Several of her books are set in the New England locale she loved so much.