Elephant Dawn

Elephant Dawn

Author: Sharon Pincott

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2016-06-01

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 1760290335

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'A book to take readers into another world.' - Caroline Jones AO, presenter, Australian Story 'A raw, honest story that needs to be heard.' - Tony Park, bestselling author of An Empty Coast 'This mesmerizing book is not just about a love of elephants, it is also about the indomitable spirit of someone who followed her passion.' - Cynthia Moss, world-renowned elephant specialist, celebrated in the BBC's Echo of the Elephants In 2001, Sharon Pincott traded her privileged life as a high-flying corporate executive to start a new one with the Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe. She was unpaid, untrained, self-funded and arrived with the starry-eyed idealism of most foreigners during early encounters with Africa. For thirteen years - the worst in Zimbabwe's volatile history - this intrepid Australian woman lived in the Hwange bush fighting for the lives of these elephants, forming an extraordinary and life-changing bond with them. Powerfully moving, sometimes disturbing and often very funny, Elephant Dawn is a celebration of love, courage and honour amongst our greatest land mammals. With resilience beyond measure, Sharon earns the supreme right to call them family.


Counting Elephants

Counting Elephants

Author: Dawn Young

Publisher: Running Press Kids

Published: 2020-03-03

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 0762466936

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Math + Magic = chaos. A zany book about counting elephants before they disappear! Our poor counter just wants to count her ten elephants, but - POOF! - her magician friend is making it impossible. Ten, nine, eight... each time we get back to counting, one of the elephants has been changed into something unexpected. Puppies, frogs, peanut butter and jelly, and, of course, a rabbit and a hat appear and disappear in this funny, fast-paced story.


100 Animal Words

100 Animal Words

Author:

Publisher: Silver Dolphin Books

Published: 2018-08-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781684120239

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Introduce your little ones to animals with this early learning book! Bright pictures and labels encourage children to look, point, and learn as they are introduced to 100 animal words! With adorable illustrations by Dawn Machell and a padded cover format, 100 Animal Words is the perfect book for little learners.


A Parade of Elephants

A Parade of Elephants

Author: Kevin Henkes

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2021-08-31

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 0063091445

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New York Times–bestselling and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes follows five joyful elephants as they march from dawn to dusk. Where are they going? Read and find out! This engaging picture book is just right for the youngest reader and is a perfect choice for story time and bedtime sharing. Up and down, over and under, through and around . . . five big and brightly colored elephants are on a mission in this picture book for young children by Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes. Where are they going? What will they do when they get there? It’s a surprise! With a text shimmering with repetition and rhythm, bright pastel illustrations, large and readable type, and an adorable parade of elephants, Kevin Henkes introduces basic concepts such as numbers, shapes, adjectives, adverbs, and daytime and nighttime. A Parade of Elephants is an ALA Notable Book and an excellent choice for story time as well as bedtime sharing.


Elephant Memories

Elephant Memories

Author: Cynthia Moss

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2012-08-06

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 022614853X

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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


When Your Elephant Has the Sniffles

When Your Elephant Has the Sniffles

Author: Susanna Leonard Hill

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-07-11

Total Pages: 12

ISBN-13: 1481495046

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A little girl demonstrates how to take care of your elephant when he has the sniffles.


Get the Scoop on Animal Poop

Get the Scoop on Animal Poop

Author: Dawn Cusick

Publisher: Charlesbridge

Published: 2013-08-01

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 1607343444

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Discusses animal droppings and their uses, importance, and meaning.


Difficult Gifts

Difficult Gifts

Author: Dawn Garisch

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2011-05-30

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 1920397922

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Forty-two poems by Dawn Garisch, a doctor who writes, a poet who walks, a researcher who dances. She lives in Cape Town near the mountain and the sea and has two grown sons. Her last novel, Trespass, was nominated for the Commonwealth Prize in Africa.


Lungs Like Elephants

Lungs Like Elephants

Author: April Dawn

Publisher:

Published: 2020-12-12

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780578775005

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"I no longer want to drown in life's waves, I want Lungs Like Elephants." An exercise in honesty and catharsis, "Lungs Like Elephants" champions a heart-on-my-sleeve ethos across its eclectic collection of poems. Though they vary greatly, Dawn's open-hearted wrestling ties these poems together into a candid journey of growth that feels true-to-life. The poems ping-pong between topics and time as she seeks to come to terms with where she has been, where she is, and where she is going. Dawn struggles with mistakes, anxiety, heart-break, and trauma while also gushing over her husband and finding beauty and joy in her past failures. To put it simply, life is difficult and complicated and beautiful and worth it and hard and beautiful, We start and fail and try again. We end up finally getting somewhere a little more each time, no matter how difficult the journey. This is the spirit of "Lungs Like Elephants": Dawn laying bare her life, in all its pain and joy, the inconsistencies and all, and boldly, bravely grappling for herself and her future. - Chris Bernstorf


Battle for the President's Elephants

Battle for the President's Elephants

Author: Sharon Pincott

Publisher: Jacana Media

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1431403598

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Searching for something more than her high-flying life as an information technology executive, Sharon Pincott traded her privileged first world existence to start a new life with the Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe: the country's flagship clan of over 450 wild elephants. This biography follows the passionate wildlife conservationist from her home in Australia to the new one she discovers in Africa and chronicles her daily life, from cherishing incredibly intimate encounters with these gentle giants to coping with accusations of being a spy. Written with engaging humor, warmth, and a deep, tangible love of Africa's wildlife, this captivating collection of bush tales offers a further glimpse into the wonders, and grim realities, of choosing a life less ordinary.