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As only a
young, curious elephant can, Tonga’s enthusiasm to see
the wild hippos, lions, and zebras in her native Africa
has her bounding out of bed early one morning.
But as
she and her two friends uncover the secrets of the wild,
she finds that things are not exactly as they seem.
A
black bear, splashing around for fish and a white-tailed
deer, drinking out of a lake throws her for a loop.
Where is Tonga, exactly? And can she be happy in a place
that is similar, but not exactly like her homeland?
In
her new book, Tonga, The African Elephant Story, author
Debbie Buttar takes children - and adults too - on a
wild ride through the African plains...or is it
Tennessee? Find out for yourself in this lushly
illustrated, delightfully written book inspired by
Buttar’s support of elephant sanctuaries in America. |
