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The elephants come home a true story of seven elephants, two people, and one extraordinary friendship

"Lawrence Anthony and Françoise Malby love animals--so when they hear that a herd of wild African elephants needs a new home, they welcome the herd to their wildlife sanctuary--Thula Thula--with open arms. What follows in this beautifully illustrated true story is an extraordinary cross-species fri...

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Main Author: Tomsic, Kim (Author)
Other Authors: Hooper, Hadley (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2021]
Subjects:
African elephant > Juvenile nonfiction.
Elephants > Juvenile nonfiction.
Animal welfare > Juvenile nonfiction.
Human-animal relationships > Juvenile nonfiction.
Thula Thula Game Reserve (South Africa) > Juvenile nonfiction.
African elephant > Conservation > South Africa > Zululand > Juvenile nonfiction.
Wildlife refuges > South Africa > Zululand > Juvenile nonfiction.
Wildlife conservationists > South Africa > Zululand > Juvenile nonfiction.
Creative nonfiction > Juvenile.
Picture books.
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Summary:"Lawrence Anthony and Françoise Malby love animals--so when they hear that a herd of wild African elephants needs a new home, they welcome the herd to their wildlife sanctuary--Thula Thula--with open arms. What follows in this beautifully illustrated true story is an extraordinary cross-species friendship that will move readers and warm the hearts of animal lovers at every age"--
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Audience:Ages 3-5
Grades 2-3
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781452127835
1452127832
Author Notes:Hadley Hooper is an illustrator and painter. Some of her previous books include the award-winning The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse and Mabel and Sam at Home . This is her eighth picture book. She lives in Denver with her partner, Hugh, and dog, Augie. Elephants are her favorite animals, but dogs are a very close second.



Kim Tomsic is also the author of the nonfiction picture book Guitar Genius: How Les Paul Engineered the Solid-Body Electric Guitar and Rocked the World . Kim is the mother of two children and divides her time between Boulder, Colorado, and Scottsdale, Arizona. She serves on the board of her father's charity (Friends of Haiti) and is the Co-Regional Advisor of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

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