| Description |
48 pages : color illustrations, map ; 29 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: Woodstock, N.Y. : Overlook Press, 1991. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
The architect of Africa -- Trunks and tusks -- The senses -- Tail, skin, and feet -- The savannah -- The forest -- The desert -- The water hole -- The salt diggers -- The matriarch -- Peaceful bachelors and battling bulls -- The courtship -- Birth -- Early years -- Adolescence -- The daily round -- Death -- Eviction -- The ivory trade -- Peaceful coexistence -- Final word about Elefriends. |
| Summary |
This tribute to the pachydermy, dedicated to the Elefriends Campaign, an elephant protection group, seeks to stop the ivory trade and eliminate poaching. Elephants are shown in their natural habitats roaming in Africa, raising their young and dealing with their dead. For grades 4 and up. |
| Subject |
African elephant.
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| Added Author |
Elefriends (Organization)
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| ISBN |
0763616346 alkaline paper |
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