About This Book
Reach for this book when your child expresses a deep fascination with the natural world or starts asking complex questions about how animals feel and connect with one another. It is an ideal choice for the child who is moving beyond simple animal facts and into the realm of biological empathy and ecological justice. Through breathtaking photography and lyrical but scientific prose, Ian Redmond explores the sophisticated social structures of elephants, focusing on their capacity for joy, their dedication to family, and their profound way of mourning loss. While technically a nonfiction guide, the book reads with the emotional weight of a story, making it a beautiful tool for building emotional intelligence and vocabulary. It introduces middle-grade readers to the realities of wildlife conservation without being overly clinical. Parents will appreciate how it treats the elephant as a sentient being with a rich inner life, fostering a sense of stewardship and wonder for the planet's largest land mammals.
