Elephant Dawn

Author : Sharon Pincott
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781760290337

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Elephant Dawn by Sharon Pincott Pdf

'A book to take readers into another world.' - Caroline Jones AO, presenter, Australian Story 'A raw, honest story that needs to be heard.' - Tony Park, bestselling author of An Empty Coast 'This mesmerizing book is not just about a love of elephants, it is also about the indomitable spirit of someone who followed her passion.' - Cynthia Moss, world-renowned elephant specialist, celebrated in the BBC's Echo of the Elephants In 2001, Sharon Pincott traded her privileged life as a high-flying corporate executive to start a new one with the Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe. She was unpaid, untrained, self-funded and arrived with the starry-eyed idealism of most foreigners during early encounters with Africa. For thirteen years - the worst in Zimbabwe's volatile history - this intrepid Australian woman lived in the Hwange bush fighting for the lives of these elephants, forming an extraordinary and life-changing bond with them. Powerfully moving, sometimes disturbing and often very funny, Elephant Dawn is a celebration of love, courage and honour amongst our greatest land mammals. With resilience beyond measure, Sharon earns the supreme right to call them family.

Author : Sharon Pincott
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781952534089

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Elephant Dawn by Sharon Pincott Pdf

'A book to take readers into another world.' - Caroline Jones AO, presenter, Australian Story 'A raw, honest story that needs to be heard.' - Tony Park, bestselling author of An Empty Coast 'This mesmerizing book is not just about a love of elephants, it is also about the indomitable spirit of someone who followed her passion.' - Cynthia Moss, world-renowned elephant specialist, celebrated in the BBC's Echo of the Elephants In 2001, Sharon Pincott traded her privileged life as a high-flying corporate executive to start a new one with the Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe. She was unpaid, untrained, self-funded and arrived with the starry-eyed idealism of most foreigners during early encounters with Africa. For thirteen years - the worst in Zimbabwe's volatile history - this intrepid Australian woman lived in the Hwange bush fighting for the lives of these elephants, forming an extraordinary and life-changing bond with them. Powerfully moving, sometimes disturbing and often very funny, Elephant Dawn is a celebration of love, courage and honour amongst our greatest land mammals. With resilience beyond measure, Sharon earns the supreme right to call them family.

Author : Dawn Young
Publisher : Running Press Kids
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780762466931

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Counting Elephants by Dawn Young Pdf

Math + Magic = chaos. A zany book about counting elephants before they disappear! Our poor counter just wants to count her ten elephants, but - POOF! - her magician friend is making it impossible. Ten, nine, eight... each time we get back to counting, one of the elephants has been changed into something unexpected. Puppies, frogs, peanut butter and jelly, and, of course, a rabbit and a hat appear and disappear in this funny, fast-paced story.

Author : Peter Hain
Publisher : Muswell Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781739879464

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The Elephant Conspiracy by Peter Hain Pdf

Leading politician and anti-apartheid campaigner turns the spotlight on to Elephant poaching in South Africa. Gripping and pacey this is an epic tale of corruption, collusion and courage. Having thwarted murderous poachers in The Rhino Conspiracy, the Veteran, Thandi and Mkhize are back in a new fight – battling to save elephant herds from being callously killed for their ivory, whilst trying to block wholesale political corruption and money laundering in contemporary South Africa. Will diminishing elephant numbers be reversed? Will the forces of good triumph over the vicious looters? Can the annual trillion-dollar money laundering trade by brought to heel by a brave whistle blower? Peter Hain's gripping second thriller builds to a dramatic climax, the action switching from wildlife to politics, from bushveld to city, from high finance to poaching. A vivid and gripping journey into the competing worlds of activism and corruption.

Author : Kevin Henkes
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780063091443

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A Parade of Elephants by Kevin Henkes Pdf

New York Times–bestselling and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes follows five joyful elephants as they march from dawn to dusk. Where are they going? Read and find out! This engaging picture book is just right for the youngest reader and is a perfect choice for story time and bedtime sharing. Up and down, over and under, through and around . . . five big and brightly colored elephants are on a mission in this picture book for young children by Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes. Where are they going? What will they do when they get there? It’s a surprise! With a text shimmering with repetition and rhythm, bright pastel illustrations, large and readable type, and an adorable parade of elephants, Kevin Henkes introduces basic concepts such as numbers, shapes, adjectives, adverbs, and daytime and nighttime. A Parade of Elephants is an ALA Notable Book and an excellent choice for story time as well as bedtime sharing.

Author : Elen Caldecott
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781408812976

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How Kirsty Jenkins Stole the Elephant by Elen Caldecott Pdf

Kirsty Jenkins adores the allotment her grandfather lovingly tends and, just before he dies, he asks Kirsty to look after it for him. But when horrible Mr Thomas from the council insists it must go to the next person on the waiting list, Kirsty is determined to find a way to keep her promise. After pleading with Mr Thomas and demonstrating at the council offices, Kirsty and her half-siblings undertake their most daring plan of all: to 'borrow' the stuffed elephant from the museum that Mr Thomas loves so much, in a last-ditch attempt to gain his attention and understanding. Perhaps this risky ruse might also shake Kirsty's dad from the quiet sadness he has fallen into ever since her grandfather died. A warm, funny and moving novel about family relationships, dealing with bereavement, green beans and marrows.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781588346636

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The Last Elephants by Anonim Pdf

Amazing photographs of elephants accompany narratives from researchers, scientists, and conservationists celebrating elephants and calling for their preservation African savanna elephants--among the most magnificent and beloved of our fellow mammals--are an extraordinary, social, and intelligent species. The Last Elephants, an homage to these animals and a clarion call for their preservation, is based upon a shocking finding: savanna elephant populations across Africa are being decimated, with two to three murdered every hour for their ivory. Without action, these elephants soon will vanish from our world. They are a species in imminent danger of extinction, and it is up to us to save them. Featuring more than 250 full-color photos of the breathtaking animals by some of the world's top wildlife photographers, The Last Elephants was inspired by the devastating results of the continent-wide Great Elephant Census of 2016, undertaken by Elephants without Borders in tandem with the world's most prominent conservation groups. The book joins together the voices and vision of scientists, lawmakers, rangers, conservationists, and on-the-ground researchers to speak out against elephant killings, to close loopholes in international law that allow the ivory trade to continue, and to pay tribute to the thousands who work to protect the animals, including African communities who have elected to preserve and protect their elephant neighbors. Offering both profiles of preservation plans that work and hope for elephants' future, this is a must-read for everyone concerned for the future of one of Earth's most captivating species.

Author : Itty Abraham
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780253002679

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South Asian Cultures of the Bomb by Itty Abraham Pdf

Since their founding as independent nations, nuclear issues have been key elements of nationalism and the public sphere in both India and Pakistan. Yet the relationship between nuclear arms and civil society in the region is seldom taken into account in conventional security studies. These original and provocative essays examine the political and ideological components of national drives to possess and test nuclear weapons. Equal coverage for comparable issues in each country frames the volume as a genuine dialogue across this contested boundary.

Author : ouping guo
Publisher : ouping guo
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Animal Novel: The Last War Elephant by ouping guo Pdf

Author : Geraldine McCaughrean
Publisher : Usborne Publishing Ltd
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781409582724

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Tamburlaine's Elephants by Geraldine McCaughrean Pdf

RUSTI is a Mongol warrior, fighting for the bloodthirsty Tamburlaine, Conqueror of the World. He intends to show the enemy neither fear nor mercy... until he comes face-to-face with his first elephant. KAVI is the elephant's rider. Captured by the terrifying Mongol Horde, he fears for his life. But the boy who takes him prisoner does not kill him. And soon it seems they might almost become ... friends. Then Rusti uncovers a terrible secret, and the unlikeliest of friendships is put to the ultimate test.

Author : Josephine deBois
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781543468731

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The Beautiful Elephant by Josephine deBois Pdf

The day is breaking. The small town with ten circular primitive huts is located in a small open area in the dense forest, close to the border between the forest and the open-wide savanna, reaching to the horizon. The small huts are surrounded by a primitive wooden fence to protect against wild animals. The silence of the dawn is only broken by sporadic screams of birds and wild animals.

Author : Arnold Lobel
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780061974250

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Uncle Elephant by Arnold Lobel Pdf

Another sweet, classic bedtime tale from Arnold Lobel, the beloved author and illustrator of the Newbery Honor and Caldecott Honor award-winning Frog and Toad books. While his mother and father are away, a little elephant goes to visit his uncle. And what a time they have! Uncle Elephant makes wishes come true, tells amazing stories, and trumpets the dawn. The visit is perfect, except for one thing—it ends much too soon. This Level Two I Can Read is geared toward kids who read on their own but still need a little help. The classic Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel have won numerous awards and honors, including a Newbery Honor, a Caldecott Honor, ALA Notable Children’s Book, Fanfare Honor List (Horn Book), School Library Journal Best Children’s Book, and Library of Congress Children’s Book.

Author : April Dawn,Chris Bernstorf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 057877500X

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Lungs Like Elephants by April Dawn,Chris Bernstorf Pdf

"I no longer want to drown in life's waves, I want Lungs Like Elephants." An exercise in honesty and catharsis, "Lungs Like Elephants" champions a heart-on-my-sleeve ethos across its eclectic collection of poems. Though they vary greatly, Dawn's open-hearted wrestling ties these poems together into a candid journey of growth that feels true-to-life. The poems ping-pong between topics and time as she seeks to come to terms with where she has been, where she is, and where she is going. Dawn struggles with mistakes, anxiety, heart-break, and trauma while also gushing over her husband and finding beauty and joy in her past failures. To put it simply, life is difficult and complicated and beautiful and worth it and hard and beautiful, We start and fail and try again. We end up finally getting somewhere a little more each time, no matter how difficult the journey. This is the spirit of "Lungs Like Elephants": Dawn laying bare her life, in all its pain and joy, the inconsistencies and all, and boldly, bravely grappling for herself and her future. - Chris Bernstorf

Author : Kate DiCamillo
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780763649418

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The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo Pdf

A classic tale by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo, America's beloved storyteller -The New York Times Book Review (Ages 8-13) When a fortuneteller’s tent appears in the market square, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The mysterious answer (an elephant! An elephant will lead him there!) sets off a remarkable chain of events. With atmospheric illustrations by Yoko Tanaka, here is a captivating tale that could only be narrated by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. In this timeless fable, she evokes the largest of themes -hope and belonging, desire and compassion- with the lightness of a magician’s touch.

Author : Julie Larios
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-04-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780547546933

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Yellow Elephant by Julie Larios Pdf

Have you ever seen a yellow elephant, glowing in the jungle sun? Have you seen a green frog--splash!--turn blue? Or a red donkey throw a red-hot tantrum? In this bright bestiary, poet Julie Larios and painter Julie Paschkis cast a menagerie of animals in brilliantly unexpected hues--encouraging us to see the familiar in surprising new ways.