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Nandu (What Elephants Know), a young elephant driver in Nepal, cares for his elephant Hira Prashad and welcomes breeding elephants to a new nursery in the Borderlands. When poachers begin killing nearby rhinoceroses, Nandu sets out to track the poachers to their base. Rich descriptions of the jungle, touching relationships between humans and elephants, and a strong conservation message give this novel its warm heart. Glos.