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Tucson, AZ 85721
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email: wow@email.arizona.edu
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The Bird Who Was an Elephant

A bird visits a colorful village in India, seeing a spice shop, a sacred cow, a snake charmer, and a palmist.

Published: 1990,
Tags: bird, elephant
Categories: FictionFiction, IndiaFiction, India, Picture BookFiction, India, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

The Hunter

After being separated from her grandfather in the forest, a young African girl sees elephant poaching firsthand when she rescues a baby elephant whose mother has been killed by hunters.

Published: 1994,
Tags: elephant, grandfather, hunting, Rescues
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Picture BookAfrica, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Africa, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

An Elephant in the Backyard

This book describes how special elephants are in the village of Tha Kleng in Thailand and looks at the life of one particular young elephant named Wan Pen.

Published: 2004,
Tags: elephant, Endangered, Life
Categories: AsiaAsia, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionAsia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9)Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Thailand

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