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Face to face with elephants

Close-up photographs and personal stories of encounters with elephants.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Joubert, Beverly
Other Authors:	Joubert, Dereck
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008.
Series:	Face to face with animals.
Subjects:	African elephant > Juvenile nonfiction. Elephants > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	Close-up photographs and personal stories of encounters with elephants.
Physical Description:	31 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 30) and index.
ISBN:	9781426303265 (library) 1426303262 (library) 9781426303258 (trade) 1426303254 (trade)
Author Notes:	Dereck Joubert is an award-winning filmmaker/photographer and naturalist who leads a life of adventure that most people can only imagine. For more than 25 years, he and his wife, fellow National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Beverly, have made the African wilderness their home, dedicating their lives to understanding and protecting its majestic creatures. They have numerous Emmys and a Peabody for their movies. In addition to their filmmaking, Dereck has written many articles and books for National Geographic.Beverly Joubert is an award-winning filmmaker/photographer and conservationist from Botswana who has been filming, researching, and exploring in Africa for more than 25 years. Together with her husband, fellow National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Dereck, she has produced many articles for National Geographic and other scientific journals, as well as more than 20 films and 10 books. They have initiated several conservation projects, including the Big Cats Initiative to save the planet's endangered big cat species.