The Elephant Doctor of India
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The Elephant Doctor of India

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The Elephant Doctor of India

About this book

" The Elephant Doctor of India is the heart-quickening true story of a boy who loved elephants and grew up to forge a maverick path to help them. Dramatic, moving, and packed with fascinating elephant facts, young readers will find inspiration and excitement on every page. No matter what age you are, if you love elephants, you will love this book." —Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus and Kakapo Rescue 
 

Early on a January morning in 2015, a young bull elephant touched on a sagging electric line in the Paneri Tea Plantation in the Udalgari District of Assam, India. The elephant's soft-padded feet conducted the current and the animal fell, kicking in the mud. The local veterinarian called to the scene thought the tusker was going to die. The forest department warden called the one person who could help: Dr. Kushal Konwar Sarma, India's beloved elephant doctor.

The Elephant Doctor of India brings the middle-grade reader into the heart of Assam, a remote land of tea plantations, paddy fields, and ancient forests, to tell the true story of the last viable population of  wild Asian elephants and one man who is dedicated to saving them. Author Janie Chodosh spent time with Dr. Sarma and brings his incredible story—and the lives of these magnificent animals—to readers in classrooms everywhere.

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Information

Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Year
2021
eBook ISBN
9781641603102
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. 1. Lakshmi, 1969
  7. 2. Captive Elephants in India: Mom, Can I Have a Pet Elephant?
  8. 3. Elephant School, 1976–1994
  9. 4. Manik, 1994
  10. 5. Musth Madness: It’s All About the Ladies
  11. 6. Govind Singh, 2001
  12. 7. Communication: My, What Big Ears You Have
  13. 8. Lokhimai, 2002
  14. 9. What Does Tea Have to Do with Elephants?
  15. 10. The Wild Bull of Paneri Tea Estate, 2012
  16. 11. Matriarchs and Memory: Listen to Your Elders
  17. 12. Manimala, Alaka, and Shankar, 2015
  18. 13. An Old Friend, 2016
  19. Afterword: Saving Elephants
  20. A Letter from Dr. Sarma
  21. Author’s Note
  22. Facts About Asian Elephants
  23. Glossary
  24. About the Author