{"product_id":"the-elephant-doctor-of-india-9781641608992","title":"The Elephant Doctor of India","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" Dramatic, moving, and packed with fascinating elephant facts, young readers will find inspiration and excitement on every page.” \u003c\/b\u003e—Sy Montgomery, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of an Octopus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKakapo Rescue  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe true story of the last viable Asian elephant population and the man dedicated to saving them.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly 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.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe forest department warden called the one person who could help: Dr. Kushal Konwar Sarma, India’s beloved elephant doctor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Doctor of India\u003c\/i\u003e 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 Asian elephants and one man who is dedicated to saving them.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrings Dr. Sarma’s incredible story—and the lives of these magnificent animals—to readers in classrooms everywhere. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Lakshmi, 1969 \u003cbr\u003e 2 Captive Elephants in India: Mom, Can I Have a Pet Elephant? \u003cbr\u003e 3 Elephant School, 1976–1994 \u003cbr\u003e 4 Manik, 1994 \u003cbr\u003e 5 Musth Madness: It’s All About the Ladies \u003cbr\u003e 6 Govind Singh, 2001 \u003cbr\u003e 7 Communication: My, What Big Ears You Have \u003cbr\u003e 8 Lokhimai, 2002 \u003cbr\u003e 9 What Does Tea Have to Do with Elephants? \u003cbr\u003e 10 The Wild Bull of Paneri Tea Estate, 2012 \u003cbr\u003e 11 Matriarchs and Memory: Listen to Your Elders\u003cbr\u003e 12 Manimala, Alaka, and Shankar, 2015 \u003cbr\u003e 13 An Old Friend, 2016 \u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Saving Elephants\u003cbr\u003e A Letter from Dr. Sarma\u003cbr\u003e Author’s Note\u003cbr\u003e Facts About Asian Elephants\u003cbr\u003e Glossary","brand":"Chicago Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515972804951,"sku":"9781641608992","price":14.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-elephant-doctor-of-india-9781641608992","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}