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The Elephant Keeper - Caring for Orphaned Elephants in Zambia

English · Hardback

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Informationen zum Autor Margriet Ruurs is an avid traveler and has shared her 35 books with children all over the world. She lives in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.Pedro Covo is a painter and illustrator whose work has been featured in several magazines and other publications. The Elephant Keeper is his first book. He lives in Cartagena, Colombia. Klappentext A moving story of an unlikely friendship between a boy and the orphaned elephant he saved.In teenaged Aaron's village in Zambia, elephants are considered dangerous animals to be avoided at all costs. But when Aaron discovers a baby elephant nearly drowning in the swimming pool at the guest lodge where he works, he acts quickly and manages to rescue the animal just in time. When Aaron visits the elephant orphanage where the baby, named Zambezi, has been taken, the manager there realizes that Aaron has a natural way with animals and he offers him a job. Suddenly Aaron's life is transformed as he discovers a bond of friendship with Zambezi and a lifelong vocation as an elephant keeper.This powerful story will encourage children everywhere to help endangered animals.

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Authors Pedro Covo, Margriet Ruurs, Margriet/ Covo Ruurs
Assisted by Pedro Covo (Illustration)
Publisher Kids can press
 
Languages English
Age Recommendation ages 8 to 12
Product format Hardback
Released 31.10.2017
 
EAN 9781771385619
ISBN 978-1-77138-561-9
No. of pages 48
Series CitizenKid
CitizenKid
Subject Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment

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