The elephant girl
by
 
Patterson, James, 1947- author.

Title
The elephant girl

Author
Patterson, James, 1947- author.
 
Banda-Aaku, Ellen, author.
 
Krevoy, Sophia, author.

Summary
Clever, sensitive Jama likes elephants better than people. While her classmates gossip—especially about the new boy, Leku—twelve-year-old Jama takes refuge at the watering hole outside her village. There she befriends a baby elephant she names Mbegu, Swahili for seed. When Mbegu’s mother, frightened by poachers, stampedes, Jama and Mbegu are blamed for two deaths—one elephant and one human. Now Leku, whose mysterious and imposing father is head ranger at the conservancy, may be their only lifeline. Inspired by true events, The Elephant Girl is a moving exploration of the bonds between creatures and the power of belonging. -- Amazon.

Audience
Ages 10-14 Little, Brown Young Readers.
 
Grades 7-9 Little, Brown Young Readers.

Edition
First edition.

Physical Description
261 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Subject Term
Maasai (African people) -- Juvenile fiction.
 
Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction.
 
Elephants -- Juvenile fiction.
 
Poaching -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s)
Banda-Aaku, Ellen,
 
Krevoy, Sophia,

Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company,

Publication Date
2022

ISBN
9780316316927

Publication Information
New York : Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company, 2022.
 
©2022

Call Number
M PATTERSON


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