Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 10-14, Little, Brown Young ReadersGrades 7-9, Little, Brown Young Readers

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The elephant girl

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

James Patterson & Ellen Banda-Aaku with Sophia Krevoy

Summary

"James Patterson and award-winning Zambian writer Ellen Banda-Aaku deliver an unforgettable survival story of a Maasai girl who faces down poachers to find a future among the elephants. Clever, sensitive Jama likes elephants better than people. While her classmates gossip - especially about the new boy, Leku - Jama takes refuge at the watering hole outside her village. There the twelve-year-old Maasai girl befriends a baby elephant she names Mbegu, Swahili for seed. When Mbegu's mother, frightened by poachers, stampedes, Jama and Mgebu are blamed for two deaths-one elephant and one human. Now Leku, whose mysterious and imposing father is head ranger at the conservancy, may be their only lifeline. Loosely inspired by true events, The Elephant Girl is a moving exploration of the bonds between creatures and the power of belonging"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor

Creator