The Incredible Tale of Dr. Maberry and the Baby Elephant Who Made History.

Welcome -

Welcome to the web page for our Packy and Me book by Dr. Matthew Maberry, with his wife Patricia Maberry as told to Michelle Trappen. This will be the place to check often, to find out where the book is currently available and events are scheduled.

Where To Buy The Book -

Pat Maberry Beaverton, Oregon (503) 649-2739 patmaberry@comcast.net	The Bookloft Book Store 107 E Main St Enterprise, Oregon (541) 426-3351	Oregon Historical Society 1200 SW Park Avenue Portland, Oregon (503) 222-1741 orhist@ohs.org	Powell's Book Store 1005 W Burnside St Portland, Oregon (503) 228-4651
Jan's Paperbacks 18095 S.W. TV Highway Aloha, Oregon (503) 649-3444 contact@janspaperbacks.com	Seaside Aquarium 200 North Prom Seaside, Oregon (503) 738-6211	Annie Bloom's Books 7834 SW Capitol Hwy Portland, Oregon (503) 246-0053 books@annieblooms.com	Multnomah Falls 5000 East Historic Columbia River Highway Bridale Vale, Oregon (503) 695-2376
Round Barn Visitors Center 51955 Lava Bed Road Diamond, Oregon (541) 493-2070

About The Book -

On April 14, 1962, the birth of a precocious pachyderm captivated the world. The elephant--Portland, Oregon's own Packy--garnered national and international attention as the first-ever captive elephant born in an American zoo. And now, more than forty years later, the man at the center of this epic story, Dr. Matthew Maberry, is here with the inside details. In Packy & Me, Dr. Maberry, the Oregon Zoo's first-ever full-time vet, delivers a riveting account of Packy's birth, the false labors, and the ever-present worldwide media camped out to report the latest on mother Belle. Maberry captures the moment deep compassion for nature and the animals in his care. Complete with newspaper clippings and photos, it's a story that you, like the proverbial elephant, won't soon forget.

About The Author -

Dr. Matthew Maberry was born in 1917 in Seattle, Washington. In 1947, he graduated from veterinary school at Washington State University. Dr. Maberry—better known as Doc, has experienced many amazing moments in his life—bobbing eye to eye in the ocean with a killer whale, traveling the world in search of exotic animals, doctoring critters of every kind. With Doc passing away in his 90's and Packy in his 50's the birth still resonates as one of the zoo world’s greatest triumphs. Michelle Trappen has worked as a feature writer at multiple newspapers, including the Orange County Register and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, but the bulk of her career—21 years—was spent at The Oregonian in Portland, Oregon. She has flown coast to coast with a 10-year-old pilot, profiled young people in the emerging Soviet Union, and canvassed Oregon in search of compelling stories. In 2008 she left the newspaper to pursue other interests, but she still writes for The Oregonian as well as other publications. Patricia Maberry married Dr. Matthew Maberry in 1975 and spent years helping her husband doctor animals. During her career she worked many years in retail supervision and in human resources, but her first priority has always been Doc and his work. In the late 1970s the Maberrys formed a business, Wildlife Enterprises, which focused on the care of domestic and wild animals.