Download or read book Wild Elephants written by Samuel Wasser and published by Earth Aware Editions. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Wild Elephants, Art Wolfe seeks to capture on camera just what makes elephants so special and so worth saving. Legendary for their size and intelligence, elephants are one of the most charismatic of megafauna. That they are under siege from poachers is no secret, and the rapidity of their declining numbers is horrifying. However, amidst the steady stream of bad news, all is not lost. Ivory prices are declining, global education seems to be succeeding, and recent government crackdowns are beginning to stem the flow of illegal ivory. While Wild Elephants features photographs of both African and Asian species, the emphasis is on the African savanna or bush elephant. Samuel Wasser's informative text focuses on his current groundbreaking research on the impacts of the illegal trade in elephant ivory along with legal culling practices as a means of population control of this highly intelligent, tightly knit social species. Wild Elephants is a celebration of these wondrous gentle giants, of the renewed efforts countries are taking to protect their natural heritage, and of what we can do to empower local populations to safeguard the survival of a magnificent species.
Download or read book Elephants Closeup written by Carla Litchfield and published by Red Dog Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Go Wild Elephants written by Margie Markarian and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stomp, tromp, clomp, and trumpet with elephants in this charming introduction to these gentle giants! Discover elephants' awesome body parts, what these amazing animals eat, and how big they grow. Kids will giggle in delight at adorable photos of elephant babies and families as they read about: How baby elephants grow up What elephants eat Where they live How they use their trunks, ears, feet, and tails How they communicate Young readers will also find out why elephants need our help and what people around the world are doing to protect them. Filled with fun facts, awesome photos, games, and activities that will inspire kids to care about these amazing animals. Complete your collection with these other Go Wild! titles: Sea Turtles Pandas Lemurs
Download or read book Elephants on the Edge written by G. A. Bradshaw and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “At times sad and at times heartwarming . . . Helps us to understand not only elephants, but all animals, including ourselves” (Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation). Drawing on accounts from India to Africa and California to Tennessee, and on research in neuroscience, psychology, and animal behavior, G. A. Bradshaw explores the minds, emotions, and lives of elephants. Wars, starvation, mass culls, poaching, and habitat loss have reduced elephant numbers from more than ten million to a few hundred thousand, leaving orphans bereft of the elders who would normally mentor them. As a consequence, traumatized elephants have become aggressive against people, other animals, and even one another; their behavior is comparable to that of humans who have experienced genocide, other types of violence, and social collapse. By exploring the elephant mind and experience in the wild and in captivity, Bradshaw bears witness to the breakdown of ancient elephant cultures. But, she reminds us, all is not lost. People are working to save elephants by rescuing orphaned infants and rehabilitating adult zoo and circus elephants, using the same principles psychologists apply in treating humans who have survived trauma. Bradshaw urges us to support these and other models of elephant recovery and to solve pressing social and environmental crises affecting all animals—humans included. “This book opens the door into the soul of the elephant. It will really make you think about our relationship with other animals.” —Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation
Download or read book A Baby Elephant in the Wild written by Caitlin O'Connell and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With in-the-field photographs, this photo essay brings young children to the African scrub desert to witness how a baby elephant survives in the wild.
Download or read book Elephants written by Adele Richardson and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2002 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an introduction to elephants, describing their physical characteristics, habitat, young, food, predators, and relationship to people.
Download or read book The Elephant s Secret Sense written by Caitlin O'Connell and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an internationally renowned field scientist comes this fascinating story of her unexpected discovery of a RsecretS new mode of elephant communication. This unforgettable journey takes readers into the wilds of Africa where naturalists do their difficult work in a troubled land.
Download or read book Elephants in the Wild written by Claire Robinson and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the habitat, physical characteristics, and behavior of elephants living in Africa.
Download or read book How to Be an Elephant written by Katherine Roy and published by David Macaulay Studio. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This nonfiction picture book follows an elephant's growth from a newborn calf to a full-grown adult in one of the most socially and structurally complex family groups on earth."--
Download or read book An Elephant Grows Up written by Anastasia Suen and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the development of elephants from infancy to adulthood, as they grow up under the hot African sun.
Download or read book Love Life and Elephants written by Daphne Sheldrick and published by Picador. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Astonishing...You may be tempted after the last page to sell all your possessions and join [Sheldrick's] cause."—The Boston Globe The first person to successfully raise newborn elephants, Dame Daphne Sheldrick has saved countless African animals from certain death. In this indelible and deeply heartfelt memoir, Daphne tells of her remarkable career as a conservationist and introduces us to a whole host of orphans—including Bushy, a liquid-eyed antelope, and the majestic elephant Eleanor. Yet she also shares the incredible human story of her relationship with David Sheldrick, the famous Tsavo National Park warden whose death inspired the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and the orphans' nursery, where Daphne works to this day. From her tireless campaign to preserve Kenya's wildlife to the astonishing creatures she befriended along the way, Love, Life, and Elephants is alive with compassion and humor, providing rare insight into the life of one of the world's most fascinating women.
Download or read book A Wild Elephant at Camp written by Anupama Mohorkar and published by Tara Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a real life incident, this beautifully illustrated book is the moving story of the friendship between a young mahout and his elephant. Anupama Mohorkar, Illustrated by Emanuele Scanziani Kutti, a young tribal boy, lives in a wildlife sanctuary that is home to herds of elephants. When an abandoned baby elephant is found in the sanctuary, Kutti becomes her caretaker and friend. Based on a real life incident, this beautifully illustrated book is also the moving story of a child s growth as he learns to care for another being.
Download or read book Elephants Walk Together written by Cheryl Lawton Malone and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As calves, Asian elephants Precious and Baba roam the wild together, curious and proud. But when they get captured and are split up, their time together seems like a distant memory. Still, separated by many miles and over many years, their friendship remains, and there’s hope they will once again roam wide open spaces together.
Download or read book The Elephants Come Home written by Kim Tomsic and published by Chronicle Books LLC. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The amazing true story of a herd of elephants, the man who saved them, and the miracle of love that brought them home. One day in 1999, Lawrence Anthony and Françoise Malby hear that a herd of wild African elephants need 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. • TOUCHING ANIMAL FRIENDSHIPS: Owen and Mzee, Tarra and Bella, Rescue and Jessica . . . touching true stories of the emotional bonds possible between species are charming, and speak to the limitlessness of love. • ELEPHANT APPEAL: Elephants are one of the most fascinating and charming wild animals in all of nature. This heartwarming true story will intrigue and inspire children, and turn even the most reluctant readers into elephant enthusiasts. • CONSERVATION THEME: This book tells the true story of caring for one of the world's most beloved endangered animals: the African elephant. This book is a great, upbeat jumping-off point for discussions of the importance of preserving endangered species and their environments. • ENGAGING NONFICTION: There's no better way to get readers hooked on factual books than to offer them real-life stories with heart and meaning. • STRONG CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) emphasize learning about animal habitats/biomes in K–2 curriculums, while later grades address topics like conservation and endangered species. With a depth of research and an engaging, highly visual narrative, this book is an excellent resource for librarians and primary school educators. Perfect for: • Kindergarten and elementary school teachers • Parents and grandparents • Librarians • Lovers of animals, wildlife, and the natural world • Zoo and natural history museumgoers
Download or read book Elephants written by Monica Kulling and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, family life, and eating habits of both African and Asian elephants.
Download or read book The Tusk That Did the Damage written by Tania James and published by Random House India. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a young elephant is brutally orphaned by poachers, it is only a matter of time before he begins terrorising the countryside, earning his malevolent name from the humans he kills and then tenderly buries with leaves. Manu, the studious son of a rice farmer, loses his cousin to the Gravedigger and is drawn into the alluring world of ivory hunting. Emma is working on a documentary set in a Kerala wildlife park with her best friend. Her work leads her to witness the porous boundary between conservation and corruption and she finds herself caught up in her own betrayal. As the novel hurtles toward its tragic climax, these three storylines fuse into a wrenching meditation on love and revenge, fact and myth, duty and sacrifice. In a feat of audacious imagination and arrestingly beautiful prose, The Tusk That Did the Damage tells an original and heart-breaking story about how we treat nature, and each other.
Download or read book My Life in the Wild written by Meredith Costain and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
