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Experience the rhythm of life within an elephant family. Journey with Lua as she leads her family along the interwoven paths that she shares with humans and other animals as they confront a land on the brink of collapse. Both fiction and nonfiction,
Knowing Wonder: An Elephant Story invites you to explore the world of elephants within the context of real behavior and events connected with scientific insight into their inner lives. Know the family’s intimacy in birth and death, joy and sorrow. As Lua navigates the seasons of her life, she will challenge you to change the way you see her and the world. You will never look at elephants the same.
Table des matières
Preface 2-4
1. October: In the Valley 5-14
2. December: Rain 15-29
3. January: New Life 30-44
4. May: Give and Take 45-57
5. October: Elephants and Humans 58-73
6. December: Moving On 74-86
7. September: Ecology 87-98
8. A Life Apart 99-109
9. November: Fire 110-118
A propos de l'auteur
Merrill Sapp is a cognitive psychologist, physician assistant, professor, and student of nature. She has traveled the world to learn about and work in the service of elephants. As a cognitive psychologist, she explores elephants' experience of the world to show how they respond to their surroundings and their surroundings respond back. Her writing has appeared in About Place Journal, Ecological Citizen, Earth Island Journal, and Mongabay News. She teaches at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri.
