In a remote wildlife reserve in Africa, a young girl makes contact with an unusual elephant. They share a past that is almost forgotten and find they are able to communicate with each other. Ivory poachers threaten the existence of the herd, and Erica, the young girl, starts an investigation into the possibility of insider information alerting the poaching gangs. A sinister army officer enters the plot, aided by an evil storekeeper and merciless poaching team leader. Erica falls foul of them and finds herself in grave danger. The elephant has to find ways to help her, entering the realm of mankind and putting himself in the face of danger. Will he succeed? Will Erica survive?

Based on a true story, the tale of a nine-year-old with mental illness, and a mother who strives to find balance between her work and family.

In a world built for Perfect Pets, Barnabus is a Failed Project, half mouse, half elephant, kept out of sight until his dreams of freedom lead him and his misfit friends on a perilous adventure. A stunning picture book from international bestsellers The Fan Brothers, joined by their brother Devin Fan. Deep underground beneath Perfect Pets, where children can buy genetically engineered "perfect" creatures, there is a secret lab. Barnabus and his friends live in this lab, but none of them are perfect. They are all Failed Projects. Barnabus has never been outside his tiny bell jar, yet he dreams of one day seeing the world above ground that his pal Pip the cockroach has told him about: a world with green hills and trees, and buildings that reach all the way to the sky, lit with their own stars. But Barnabus may have to reach the outside world sooner than he thought, because the Green Rubber Suits are about to recycle all Failed Projects . . . and Barnabus doesn't want to be made into a fluffier pet with bigger eyes. He just wants to be himself. So he decides it's time for he and the others to escape. With his little trunk and a lot of cooperation and courage, Barnabus sets out to find freedom - and a place where he and his friends can finally be accepted for who they are. This suspenseful, poignant and magical story about following your dreams and finding where you truly belong will draw readers into a surreal, lushly detailed world in which perfection really means being true to yourself and your friends. 'A stately, cathartic morality tale about freeing oneself from the tyranny of wanting to be perfect.' --The Financial Times 'ingeniously imaginative' -- School Library Journal 'A heartfelt, timely allegory celebrating diversity, bravery, and solidarity.'-- Kirkus

A memorable account of a journey across India on an elephant.

Reproduction of the original: Her Ladyship ́s Elephant by D.D. Wells

The White Elephant The Grain of Corn The Timid Little Rabbit Singh Rajah and the Cunning Little Jackals The Kingdom of Mouseland The Alligator and the Jackal The Bold Blackbird The Kid and the Tiger The Brahmin and the Tiger The Bear's Bad Bargain The Man Who Rode a Tiger

Annotation A rare set of coin medallions is used to analyze Alexander the Great's reputation for invinceability in war. The book's backbone is the history of the discovery and interpretation of these medallions, to which are added the extraordinary story of Alexander, and a brief introduction to the science of numismatics.