Elephants Books

Pages of wisdom from an experienced physician. A myriad of lessons to be absorbed from his clever commentaries.

While the series is good it screams for more development near the end of each book. The author spends half of the book setting up the story, the next third on some plot, and then just wraps the book up like a half hour tv program that needs to be finished immediately. I was very disappointed to find several that the editor did not catch. The character Jonathan starts out 24 years old in the first two books, in the third book he is 22, and in the fourth book he is 21. Also, in the last book, Natasha Welles talks of making the finding of the talismen into a movie and tells of "finding the mooncake of Chang-O in a hidden city in the volcano". While this is true, the only two characters that know that information are Josh and Ollie, and they have been sworn to secrecy. While my school children have enjoyed the books, they were disappointed in the lack of consistancy within the books.

This 1974 Little Golden Book Eager Reader series book is delightful. Petunia, the youngest in a family of elephants who speak and live in a house, is an avid roller skater. Her parents think it unseemly for an elephant to skate and in turns, each family member hides Petunia's skates in some secret place but next day she is back skating again.

Jerry Scott's illustrations are wonderfully whimsical. Suitable for a child of any age who knows what skates are.

It has a very nice animals, and it goes through the bath process for a little elephant afraid of the water. In the process they go through every posible reason of why the bath could be a scary experience. How mama elephant takes the little one along with very clever solutions.

"Elephant Song" is the sequel to "The City of Baraboo". It is darker and more thought provoking then it's predecessor. A new twist on S/F books dealing with people marooned on an unfarmilar planet. It's a story about a troupe of circus people who after years of battling against a unrelenting foe, Arnheim booby traps the ship to strand them off the beaten track. They are left with nothing but shuttles, a few animals and grim determination to conquer a planet.

Yet the thread of humor in Longyear's books still shows though. Since the people who are stranded are cirus people they have an unique way of dealing with this traditional plot.

Over all it's the story of the relationship and significance of the elephant to a cirus.

Longyear reminds me of Theodore Sturgeon in the way he deals more with the human relashionships then with what is considered more hardcore S/F.

This book is a S/F fan must don't miss it now that the publisher has finally reprinted it.

On a search for an "elephant tree", a variety of animals in their natural habitat (namely trees)are encountered along the way. Young children appear to enjoy the repeating pattern of the question, "Is this the elephant tree?" and getting to answer, "No, it's the (monkey)tree!" The illustrations are delightful and clearly illustrate the print.

THIS BOOK IS REALLY GREAT FOR CHILDREN WHO ENJOY ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY ELEPHANT'S!!! VERY COLORFUL COVER!

A good book telling of events that took place during the Civil War that involved Indiana soldiers. The imaginary story of the Fifth Indiana Volunteer Infantry is taken from actual events that took place with other Indiana regiments. Indiana had no 1st through 5th Volunteer units in deference to the 5 Hoosier regiments sent to the 1845 Mexican War.

"Seeing the elephant" was a phrase used as having "had it" or a soldier having seen enough of war. The Fifth Indiana was forced to "see the elephant" many times. Survivors of the 24th, 9th, 10th, and 6th Hoosier regiments provided first-hand details for this book. The fictional Fifth Indiana was started in 1861 (planned for 3 months) but continued till the war's end.

This book is recommended for all Civil War buffs, but especially for Hoosier soldier enthusiasts. The Indiana influence in several battles including Shiloh, Murphysburo, Brown's Ferry, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Stone River, Nolinsville, Tullahoma, and others is told.

Author, Robert Gray, was also a Hoosier. Why 4 and not 5 stars? Not for the story, but for the presentation. There are a number of editing errors: misspellings, word usage, etc in the book but if overlooked, it still is a wonderful bit of Hoosier history. Perhaps it was self published. No matter, it's a keeper for Indiana history and Civil War fans to say nothing of Hoosier author collectors.

Peter Jackson is the chairman of the Cat Specialists Group of the IUCN. This book, published in 1990, includes information on all aspects of the life of the tiger. The book is divided into the following chapters:

Introduction
1. A day in the life of a tiger
2. The origin and spread of the tiger
3. Territory, mating and family life
4. The world of the tiger
5. Tigers and people
6. Man-eaters
7. The decline of the tiger
8. Crisis and action
9. Studying the tiger
10. Problems and solutions
11. Can the tiger survive?

In its 128 pages, it includes all the information concisely, as well as beautiful pictures showing this great cat in the wild.
Although I wish there were a few more, what's there is admirable and of high quality. Knowing the author, you can also read it assured that the information is true and accurate. I, without a doubt, recommend this book to anyone who wishes to learn more about these majestic creatures. Even veterans on the subject will undoubtly find this book beneficial.

I have been so interested in elephants primarily due to Ms.Poole. I have read 'Coming of age with the elephants' and true to the nature of that book, this one is also amazing. The pictures really give a unique view of Amboseli and I love her passion towards these giants