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Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo starts with a boy, Will Robert, riding an elephant along a beach, whilst on holiday in Indonesia. Will is grieving for his father, Robert, who died in the Iraq War. The elephant, Oona, is in an odd mood that day: her handler mentions that she refused to go into the sea for her usual morning dip.
Ed Young's book was received positively, including a starred review from The Horn Book Magazine. Horn Book ' s review praised the art, "where the brightly colored mice cavort against black backgrounds", and called the elephant's design "striking". [2] A review for the School Library Journal also praised the book's art, saying the collage was ...
George Peress Sanderson (1848– 5 May 1892, Madras [1]) was a British naturalist who worked in the public works department in the princely state of Mysore.He began a system for capturing wild elephants that were destructive to agriculture so as to use them in captivity.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Help. Pages in category "Novels about elephants" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 ...
David Barnett, writing for The Guardian in 2010, praised the book series, writing that "Price not only knew all the right buttons to press to excite a young reader – exotic locations, nasty villains, wild animals and lashings of peril – but also managed to weave into his adventures a strong yet subtle conservation message." [5]
In India, the process of training an elephant has changed little since ancient times. They captured elephants in the wild because they are difficult to breed and maintain for years in captivity ...
This category includes books primarily about elephants. Articles must contain the specific reference ("Category:Books about elephants") to be listed below. Wikidata has data related to Books about elephants .
The second elephant calf in two weeks has been born at a California zoo. African elephant Amahle gave birth early Monday morning, according to the Fresno Chaffee Zoo. The new additions are the ...