Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Animals - Elephants

What can a business man, a lazy donkey, and an elephant teach kids about success and friendship? Read along to find out in this playful romp by the award-winning author of The Magic of Friendship

Chatur the Laundry Man is a funny, lighthearted story with a subtle lesson. Chatur thinks of nothing but growing his business, but his friend Gadhu the donkey keeps telling him to take it easy. When Chatur has a bright idea to get more business, things seem to be going his way but take an unexpected turn. Will Chatur learn that sometimes success...

One tiny elephant, one gigantic adventure...

A search for adventure may get Thunder more than he bargains for. He never expects to find himself alone again, but the footprints left by his mother will be his guide to healing and finding his way. On his journey he finds himself making some new friends: Razor, a grumpy lion; Dash, a speedy genet; Archie, a chatty lizard, and two whimsical gorillas, Harold and Neville. A trip back to the caves reunites Thunder with old friends, and together they join forces to save the day and help Thunder find peace.

After the discovery of an elephant in their back garden, sisters Hannah and Emily make it their adventurous mission to return it to its home.

Originally written as a bedtime story for his two daughters, The Elephant of Frimley by Nicholas Rawls is a delightful and fun read that parents, primary school teachers and extended families will enjoy sharing with young children.

Illustrations by Louise Jewell.

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Hace tiempo en un zoolOgico no muy lejos de aquI,
Un elefante naciO, muy gordito y gris, naciO asI,
El dIa en el que vino se hizo una gran celebraciOn,
Un bebE tamaNo jumbo trajo fama y emociOn.

This story was inspired by a true event of animal heroism, in 2003, when 11 elephants rescued a herd of antelope that were held in a boma, within the Thula Thula game reserve in Africa. The elephant that led the real-life rescue is, indeed, named "Nana," and she skillfully unlatched the gate of the enclosure to release the antelope.