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Describes the habitat, physical characteristics, and behavior of elephants living in Africa.

"In the late 1980s, a female baby elephant was born on the plains of Southern Africa. In a "cull," her family was slaughtered. Only the newborn female's life was spared. Terrified and bewildered the young elephant was transported to America to be sold. Bob Norris is a cowboy with an enormous empathy for animals. Handsome as a movie star, he was the Marlboro Man, with his face appearing on billboards around the world. But something was missing. When...

An account of a conservationist's efforts to save a rogue herd of elephants in spite of his limited experience; describes how he gave them a home in his South African reserve and endeavored to provide what was required for their survival.

When her herd suffers during a drought in Tanzania, Grandma Elephant leads Little Calf and the other elephants in a search for the watering hole she remembers from her youth.

With in-the-field photographs, this photo essay brings young children to the African scrub desert to witness how a baby elephant survives in the wild.

Describes the characteristics of the African elephant, the fight to stop poachers from killing them, their loss of habitat, and conservation efforts to keep them from becoming extinct. Includes Internet links to Web sites related to elephants.

""Malby-Anthony offers a book of great inspiration and wide appeal to nature-loving readers." -Publishers Weekly A heart-warming sequel to the international bestseller The Elephant Whisperer, by Lawrence Anthony's wife Françoise Malby-Anthony. A chic Parisienne, Françoise never expected to find herself living on a South African game reserve. But then she fell in love with conservationist Lawrence Anthony and everything changed. After Lawrence's...

A comparison of African elephants and white rhinos, their size, strengths and fighting styles, and a decision on which would win if they fought each other.

In the vast African savanna, Natumi is rescued from danger, regains her strength, learns to care for and protect other orphaned elephants, and courageously leads her new family back into the wild.

In this, Jenni Desmonds third nonfiction childrens 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 theyre always walking on their tip-toes. They have excellent hearing and can detect the rumblings of other elephants from six miles...