I’m passionate about wildlife and the environment, so when
I was asked to think about doing one or maybe more factual stories
about young animals, I jumped at the chance. I chose elephants first
because they are the most amazing beasts, and because they lend
themselves to being put into stories. John Butler’s illustrations
for this mini series of three are quite stunning.
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LITTLE
ELEPHANT THUNDERFOOT - to be reissued in Spring
2009
illustrated by John
Butler
Highly
Recommended by the Sheffield Children's Book Award
What a phenomenal
role the oldest female in an elephant herd plays! As new baby,
Little Thunderfoot, discovers, without her knowledge and wisdom,
the rest of the herd is lost. We follow his early days as
he chases through the long grass and discovers what his trunk
is for, before his grandmother is shot and his world is changed
forever.
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POLAR
STAR - to be reissued in
Spring 2009
illustrated by John
Butler
Born in an ice den, it is four months before Snowball and Snowflake
venture outside with their polar bear mum. Then it is a questions
of survival as they joourney across the treacherous sea ice in a
dangerous search for food.
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LITTLE
TANG - to be reissued in Spring 2009
illustrated by John
Butler
High up in the treetops of the tropical rainforest, Little
Tang loves to snuggle close to his mother, who feeds him and keeps
him warm and safe. When it is time for him to learn to fend for
himself, Little Tang throws one tantrum after another. Gently but
firmly, his mother prepares him to join the world of grown-up orang-utans.
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