Bibliograph

The elephant girl, James Patterson & Ellen Banda-Aaku with Sophia Krevoy

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The elephant girl, James Patterson & Ellen Banda-Aaku with Sophia Krevoy

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The elephant girl

Responsibility statement

James Patterson & Ellen Banda-Aaku with Sophia Krevoy

Summary

Jama is a clever and sensitive young Maasai girl who likes elephants better than people. She decides to escape the classroom gossip about the new boy, Leku, by going to the watering hole outside her village. There, she befriends a baby elephant that she names Mbegu. 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 the head ranger at the conservancy, may be their only lifeline. A beautiful, heart-pounding story of a girl, an elephant, and their life-changing friendship

Target audience

juvenile

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