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The elephant girl / 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 031631692X
  • ISBN: 9780316316927
  • Physical Description: 261 pages ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company, 2022.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 10-14 Little, Brown Young Readers.
Grades 7-9 Little, Brown Young Readers.
Subject: Maasai (African people) > Juvenile fiction.
Elephants > Juvenile fiction.
Poaching > Juvenile fiction.
Maasai (African people) > Fiction.
Elephants > Fiction.
Poaching > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Burlington Public Library J PATTERSO 39851001744987 Children's Chapter Books Copy hold Available -

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1001 . ‡aPatterson, James, ‡d1947-
24514. ‡aThe elephant girl / ‡cJames Patterson & Ellen Banda-Aaku with Sophia Krevoy.
250 . ‡aFirst edition.
264 1. ‡aNew York : ‡bJimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company, ‡c2022.
300 . ‡a261 pages ; ‡c21 cm.
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent.
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia.
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier.
520 . ‡a"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"-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
521 . ‡aAges 10-14 ‡bLittle, Brown Young Readers.
521 . ‡aGrades 7-9 ‡bLittle, Brown Young Readers.
650 0. ‡aMaasai (African people) ‡vJuvenile fiction.
650 0. ‡aElephants ‡vJuvenile fiction.
650 0. ‡aPoaching ‡vJuvenile fiction.
650 1. ‡aMaasai (African people) ‡vFiction.
650 1. ‡aElephants ‡vFiction.
650 1. ‡aPoaching ‡vFiction.
7001 . ‡aBanda-Aaku, Ellen, ‡eauthor.
7001 . ‡aKrevoy, Sophia, ‡eauthor.
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905 . ‡uDirector
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