Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN In the heart of California, in the midst of rolling hills, there is a very special place known as PAWS to us humans, and considered heaven-on-earth by dozens of elephants, tigers, and other big cats. Started by Pat Derby, former Hollywood animal trainer turned animal advocate, the Performing Animal Welfare […]
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Tua and the Elephant
November 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Kiddo and I thoroughly enjoyed this adventure story about a young girl named Tua (meaning “peanut”) and her friend Pohn-Pohn, the elephant. Set in Thailand, the chapter book opens with their meeting — where Tua observes Pohn-Pohn being mistreated by her mahouts — and proceeds to a happy ending at an […]
Tags: Animal Liberation·Animal Rescue·Captive Wildlife·Chapter Books·Early Elementary·Elephant Sanctuary·Elephants·Female Protagonist·Interspecies Friendship·Older Elementary·R. P. Harris·Taeeun Yoo·Thai Foods·Thailand·Wild Animals in Captivity
Tarra and Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends
December 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Did you catch the CBS clip a while back about the elephant and the stray dog who became best friends? Well, the lovely Carol Buckley, founder of The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, has written a children’s book that features her photos of that unlikely pair of best buds. The result is […]
Tags: Carol Buckley·Circus·Elephant Sanctuary·Elephants·Female Protagonist·Interspecies Friendship·Zoo