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Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"High in the mountainous rainforests of Burma and India grow some of the world's last stands of mature, wild teak. For more than a thousand years, people here have worked with elephants to log these otherwise impassable forests and move people and goods (often illicitly) under cover of the forest canopy. In Giants of the Monsoon Forest, geographer Jacob Shell takes us deep into this strange elephant country to explore the lives of these extraordinarily...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Learn about elephants and how they can paint just like human children in this true story of how Katya Arnold teaches painting to kids in Brooklyn and Asian elephants in Thailand.
3) The elephant
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this, Jenni Desmond s third nonfiction children s book about one of the large, endangered animals of Earth, we join a young boy as he learns about The Elephant. From Africa to Asia, the elephant makes its home. Light on their feet, despite their great weight, these magnificent creatures appear light and graceful because they re always walking on their tip-toes. They have excellent hearing and can detect the rumblings of other elephants from six...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Editions
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Rumble and mumble. Trumpet and stomp! Meet Kamala, Rani, Bozie, Swarna, and Spike! These busy Asian elephants have formed a family at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Discover a day in the life of this elephant herd, how keepers interact with them, and how this work helps wild elephants thousands of miles away. Created in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, this fact-filled picture book will help young learners get to know these incredible...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A stray Labrador named Bella befriends Tarra, a former circus elephant and resident of the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. While the pairing is unusual, the two are inseparable--even when a crisis threatens to separate them. Based on the national media sensation, this is a true story of friendship and loyalty.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In Chiang Mai, Thailand, nine-year-old Tua releases an abused elephant from its chains--can she complete the rescue by getting it to an elephant refuge without being caught herself?
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In this moving tale, join war veteran James Howard Williams as he encounters Bandoola, a working Asian elephant, and his keeper, Po Toke for the first time. Working together on a teak plantation, Williams and Bandoola develop a rare friendship, which even today set standards around elephant care and conservation.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
At the onset of World War II, J.H. "Billy" Williams formed Elephant Company and was instrumental in defeating the Japanese in Burma and saving refugees, including on his own "Hannibal Trek." Williams became a media sensation during the war, telling reporters that the elephants did more for him than he was ever able to do for them, but his story has since been forgotten.
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