I cannot say enough good things about this story! Everyone should read it. If your children are old enough to read, ask them to read it to you. If they can't read yet, pile them in your lap or on the couch next to you and read it to them.
The story tells of a woman who learned to love animals as a young child because she lived in Kenya on a large farm her parents had where they cared for many animals. She grew up and married a man who shared her love of animals. In fact, he was the head manager of a large national park. They both loved all the animals but especially the elephants.
This is a beautiful story, and the illustrations are equally amazing. They help you see the animals as they are to their caregivers (real, loved, and very much alive) - NOT just as some distant creatures in a story.
At the end of the story there are more facts about elephants. I read most of them to my husband (even though he had to pause the show he was watching on TV), and we both learned some interesting, new things. Did YOU know elephants walk up to 125 miles per day? That they not only hear with their ears, but they also "hear" with their feet? None of the information was boring or something I tried to skip over: it was all great info to have!
Bottom line: read this to/with your children. You can thank me later, but I think you should thank the author and illustrator instead because they did an AWESOME job! THANKS AGAIN R.G. and Kateryna! WELL DONE! VERY well done!!
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