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Cowcher, Helen

Desert Elephants

40 pp. | Farrar | August, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-374-31774-4 $16.99
(3) K-3 Explaining that the Mali elephants of West Africa follow a three-hundred mile circular route looking for watering holes, this story also focuses on how and why the local Dogon, Fulani, and Tuareg peoples allow the herds to migrate in peace. Cowcher's dramatic art depicts the elephants' journey and the people's welcoming reactions. An appended author's note gives more details. Websites.
Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

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