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003			OCoLC
005			20251028093420.0
008			161011t20172017onca j 000 1 eng
035			_a(Sirsi) i9781771385619
040			_aNLC _beng _erda _cNLC _dOCLCO _dBDX _dBTCTA _dYDX _dOCLCQ _dSZR _dI3U _dMNM _dOCLCO _dUPM _dCZL _dOCLCF _dSRC _dGIBML _dCHILD _dNYP _dPLS _dUAB _dEHH _dIGA _dOCLCQ _dBUDAP _dVF$
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019			_a1003718558
020			_a9781771385619 _q(hardback)
020			_a1771385618 _q(hardback)
035			_a(OCoLC)960840401 _z(OCoLC)1003718558
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050		4	_aJUV PZ 7 .R945 _bEle 2017
049			_aVF$A
100	1		_aRuurs, Margriet, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe elephant keeper : _bcaring for orphaned elephants in Zambia / _cwritten by Margriet Ruurs ; illustrated by Pedro Covo.
264		1	_aToronto, ON : _bKids Can Press, _c2017
264		4	_c2017
300			_a1 volume (unpaged) : _bcolor illustrations ; _c26 cm.
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCitizenKid
500			_aBased on a true story.
521			_aElementary Grade.
521	8		_a880- _bLexile.
520			_a"In 14-year-old Aaron's village in Zambia, poaching for ivory is common practice, and elephants are feared because of the danger they pose to humans and the damage they often cause to crops so important to the villagers' livelihoods. But when Aaron encounters a newborn elephant in distress, his instinct is not to run away, but to jump to its rescue. This is the beginning of a beautiful bond of friendship and a meaningful vocation. This moving story, written by Margriet Ruurs and stunningly illustrated by Pedro Covo, is inspired by the true story of Aaron and Zambezi-a teenage Zambian boy and an orphaned baby elephant that was rescued from a swimming pool at a holiday lodge. Aaron had been a casual laborer, just trying to make enough money to support his family, but when gamekeepers noticed his natural ability to care for animals, he was offered a job as an elephant keeper at the Lilayi Elephant Nursery, where his still works to this day. Zambezi was only one month old when he was found nearly drowning in a holiday lodge swimming pool. His mother had been killed by poachers and he'd been separated from his herd. Severely dehydrated, he'd tried to drink from the pool and had fallen in. Now Zambezi is nearly 6 years old and is doing very well. This unique informational picture book for middle-graders includes three non-fiction spreads, which provide intervals in the story and opportunities for classroom discussions. These spreads feature photos as well as information about elephants, poaching and the amazing work that is done at an elephant orphanage. At the end of the book there are suggestions for ways readers can help the cause."-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aElephants _vJuvenile fiction.
650		0	_aAnimal rescue _vJuvenile fiction.
650		0	_aPoaching _vJuvenile fiction.
650		1	_aElephants _vJuvenile fiction.
650		1	_aAnimal rescue _vJuvenile fiction.
650		1	_aPoaching _vJuvenile fiction.
650		4	_aElephants.
650		4	_aAnimal rescue.
650		4	_aPoaching.
700	1		_aCovo, Pedro, _d1988- _eillustrator.
830		0	_aCitizenKid.
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