Berthoud Community Library District

Publisher Marketing: "Peanut the Elephant is about a baby elephant who loves to be with his friends. One day he's playing and gets lost; there is a big storm and he is by the water and it sweeps him away from his home. Peanut the Elephant teaches us that kids can trust and meet new friends who can help them with anything. It is about helping each other out, even if you don't know who they are. It shows that any person can be scared if they get lost...

"While observing a family group of elephants in the wild, Caitlin O'Connell, a young field scientist, noticed a peculiar listening behavior. A matriarch she had been watching for months turned her massive head and lifted her foot off the ground. As she scanned the horizon, the other elephants followed suit, all facing the same direction. O'Connell soon made a groundbreaking discovery: the elephants were "listening through limbs," feeling the ripples...

The inspiring story of an elephant seal who knew exactly where she belonged. Here is the incredible story of Elizabeth, a real-life elephant seal who made her home in the Avon River in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. When Elizabeth decides to stretch out across a two-lane road, the citizens worry she might get hurt or cause traffic accidents, so a group of volunteers tows her out to sea. But Elizabeth swims all the way back to Christchurch....

After losing her mother, shy Natumi is rescued by a team from the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an orphanage for baby elephants. At the shelter, Natumi hides behind keepers' legs to watch the other elephants at the shelter. But soon, she meets several other orphans, and the eight of them play together in the surrounding bush. As the babies become closer and more like a real family, they need a leader, someone they can trust. Can Natumi grow into...

Follows a herd of elephants, including a playful young calf, as it slowly makes its way through Kenya's Tsavo National Park to the Mzima River during a long, dry season.

Early on a January morning in 2015, a young bull elephant touched a sagging electric line in the Paneri Tea Plantation in the Udalgari District of Assam, India. The elephant's soft-padded feet conducted the current, and the animal fell, kicking in the mud. The local veterinarian called to the scene thought the tusker was going to die. The forest department warden called the one person who could help: Dr. Kushal Konwar Sarma, India's beloved elephant...

Describes how Lawrence Anthony took in a herd of "rogue" elephants at his game reserve in Zululand in order to save them from being killed. Depicts the following years during which he bonded with the elephants and discovered they could teach him about life, loyalty, and freedom.

Asian elephants are majestic creatures. But they are in danger. Humans are harming them and destroying their homes. Yet there is still hope for Asian elephants. Many people around the world have made it their mission to help these special animals. Conservationists are working hard to save them, and young people just like you are taking action to help. Find out inside how you too can make it your mission to save Asian elephants.

Upon completion of the Brooklyn Bridge, P.T. Barnum and his twenty-one elephants parade across to prove to everyone that the bridge is safe.

"A heartwarming picture book featuring the true story of Kaavan the elephant, his unlikely bond with musician Cher, and his rescue by veterinarian and animal rights activist Dr. Amir Khalil"--