This is the amazing true story of a herd of elephants and the man who saved them. I heard about this book from a friend at work. I read the full-length version called "The Elephant Whisperer." I discovered that elephants are one of the most fascinating and charming wild animals in all of nature. African elephants are endangered and still being poached in an inhumane way for their ivory. I enjoyed learning about how intelligent they are. Elephants are family-oriented animals with complex social lives. Related females live together for life in herds and raise offspring together. All members of a herd defer to one leader, the oldest and wisest female in the family group, known as the matriarch.
This is a quick summary of the book:One day in 1999, Lawrence Anthony and Françoise Malby hear that a herd of wild African elephants needs a new home. They welcome the elephants to their wildlife sanctuary—Thula Thula—with open arms. But the elephants are much less sure they want to stay. How will Lawrence prove to them that they are safe and loved? What follows is a gorgeously illustrated real-life story of a friendship . . . and the story of the miraculous way that love given freely will return—greater and more wonderful than it began.
I really enjoyed having a moment to read the book to Colby, Grey, and Grahm.
