Author: Venkat Rajan Publisher: Notion Press ISBN: 9384391409 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 386
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Veeran, a ten-year-old boy, is caught in the vicious cycle of poverty and prejudice. He lives in Varambiam, an obscure village in southern Tamil Nadu, India, subjected to caste distinctions and tending to the everyday chores of the village Zamindar. The village chief however, has now lost all his wealth and faded into oblivion. Bala, the ten-year-old grandson of the patriarch, visits the village house to escape the squalid ghetto and travails of daily living faced by his family in the big city, Chennai. Bala finds a friend in Veeran, in Sevapan the family steer who is deaf, in Tiger – the dog who is the stolid guardian of the family, and in Joseph – the railway gatekeeper with his utopian socialist leanings. Bala silently witnesses the consequences of his family’s hubristic past and the state of ignominy the village head is pushed into. The boys of Varambiam share important life lessons and make a secret wish. Bala, now a grown man, has moved to Mumbai with his wife. Will he ever meet with Veeran again? Will their secret wish come true? “Venkat Rajan paints a colorful vignette in ‘The Mud Elephant’. A distinct Indian coloring at it. The tone is humorous, detached and ironic. Rajan as a raconteur, actually unfolds a Dickensian narrative, providing a social context and an amazing feel for his characters.” Joy Augustine, Filmmaker
Author: Barbara Gowdy Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 0007291574 Category : Africa, East Languages : en Pages : 358
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The White Bone, ostensibly about an elephant gifted with visionary powers, is a highly imaginative novel about an infinitely gentle species fighting to survive in a mad world of game poachers and environmental disaster.
Author: Cynthia Moss Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 022614853X Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 401
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“A style so conversational…that I felt like a privileged visitor riding beside her in her rickety Land-Rover as she showed me around the park." —The New York Times Book Review Cynthia Moss spent many years living in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park and studying the elephants there, and her long-term research has revealed much of what we now know about these complex and intelligent animals. In this book, she shares a more up-close and personal perspective, chronicling the lives of the elephant families led by matriarchs Teresia, Slit Ear, Torn Ear, Tania, and Tuskless, including a rare look at calves and their development. This edition is also updated with a new afterword, catching up on the families, covering current conservation issues, and “celebrating a species from which we could learn some moral as well as zoological lessons” (Chicago Tribune). “One is soon swept away by this ‘Babar’ for adults. By the end, one even begins to feel an aversion for people. One wants to curse human civilization and cry out, ‘Now God stand up for the elephants!’”—The New York Times “Moss speaks to the general reader, with charm as well as scientific authority…[An] elegantly written and ingeniously structured account.”—TheWall Street Journal “Any reader interested in animals will be captivated.”—Publishers Weekly
Author: Steve Bloom Publisher: ISBN: 9780500650554 Category : Elephants Languages : en Pages : 0
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Steve Bloom's breathtaking photos carry this book and will keep it being reread. Familiar animals, appearing newly grand. --Chicago Tribune
Author: Alec Nightingale Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781497377172 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 44
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We all know elephants never forget. They also sometimes use vocabulary as enormous as they are. However, even the smartest of them will, on occasion, lose sight of the little things that matter. This is the story of one such elephant, who goes by the name of Mud. Will his way with words get him out of a sticky situation or will he get lost in his own linguistics?
Author: Caitlin O'Connell Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0544149440 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 45
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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.
Author: Vicki Croke Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks ISBN: 0812981650 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 370
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK The remarkable story of James Howard “Billy” Williams, whose uncanny rapport with the world’s largest land animals transformed him from a carefree young man into the charismatic war hero known as Elephant Bill In 1920, Billy Williams came to colonial Burma as a “forest man” for a British teak company. Mesmerized by the intelligence and character of the great animals who hauled logs through the jungle, he became a gifted “elephant wallah.” In Elephant Company, Vicki Constantine Croke chronicles Williams’s growing love for elephants as the animals provide him lessons in courage, trust, and gratitude. Elephant Company is also a tale of war and daring. When Japanese forces invaded Burma in 1942, Williams joined the elite British Force 136 and operated behind enemy lines. His war elephants carried supplies, helped build bridges, and transported the sick and elderly over treacherous mountain terrain. As the occupying authorities put a price on his head, Williams and his elephants faced their most perilous test. Elephant Company, cornered by the enemy, attempted a desperate escape: a risky trek over the mountainous border to India, with a bedraggled group of refugees in tow. Part biography, part war epic, Elephant Company is an inspirational narrative that illuminates a little-known chapter in the annals of wartime heroism. Praise for Elephant Company “This book is about far more than just the war, or even elephants. This is the story of friendship, loyalty and breathtaking bravery that transcends species. . . . Elephant Company is nothing less than a sweeping tale, masterfully written.”—Sara Gruen, The New York Times Book Review “Splendid . . . Blending biography, history, and wildlife biology, [Vicki Constantine] Croke’s story is an often moving account of [Billy] Williams, who earned the sobriquet ‘Elephant Bill,’ and his unusual bond with the largest land mammals on earth.”—The Boston Globe “Some of the biggest heroes of World War II were even bigger than you thought. . . . You may never call the lion the king of the jungle again.”—New York Post “Vicki Constantine Croke delivers an exciting tale of this elephant whisperer–cum–war hero, while beautifully reminding us of the enduring bonds between animals and humans.”—Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Lost in Shangri-La and Frozen in Time
Author: American Museum of Natural History Publisher: First Discoveries ISBN: 9781454932123 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Developed with the American Museum of Natural History, this accessible picture book follows a baby elephant from birth to adulthood. It features beautiful nature photography and an engaging narrative that will appeal to animal-loving kids. Full color.
Author: Jennifer Short Publisher: Blurb ISBN: 9781714035731 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 36
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When Bobby the Elephant gets stuck in the mud he fears he may have lost his family but help comes from an unlikely and tiny friend who helps him find his way back home.
Author: Venkat Rajan
Author: Barbara Gowdy
Author: Sydnie M. Kleinhenz
Author: Cynthia Moss
Author: Steve Bloom
Author: Alec Nightingale
Author: Caitlin O'Connell
Author: Vicki Croke
Author: American Museum of Natural History
Author: Jennifer Short