The elephants come home: a true story of seven elephants, two people, and one extraordinary friendship

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"Lawrence Anthony and Françoise Malby love animals--so when they hear that a herd of wild African elephants needs a new home, they welcome the herd to their wildlife sanctuary--Thula Thula--with open arms. What follows in this beautifully illustrated true story is an extraordinary cross-species friendship that will move readers and warm the hearts of animal lovers at every age"--

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Hooper, Hadley,illustrator
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The elephants come home : a true story of seven elephants, two people, and one extraordinary friendship
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The Elephants Come Home. A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship [electronic resource] / Kim Tomsic
The elephants come home : a true story of seven elephants, two people, and one extraordinary friendship / written by Kim Tomsic ; illustrated by Hadley Hooper
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