Elephant Fiction

Coast's Toy Store in New York City is home to many fantastic toys. Calpurnia is a delightful elephant who inspires everyone in the shop with her joy. She wants one experience, though: to be the chosen toy atop the store's famous pink pedestal. Surrounded by good friends, especially a young lion named Humphrey, Calpurnia comes to realize that being with those we love is more important than being in the spotlight.

Eight fanciful tales from Rudyard Kipling's book of animal origin tales, which began as bedtime stories told to his daughter Essie. They are called Just So Stories because Essie would not let Kipling deviate from the tale by even one word: They had to be told "just so".

رواية الفيل الأزرق تحكي قصة طبيب نفسي يدعى يحيى، كان قد مر بظروف نفسية صعبة، بعد تعرضه لحادث توفت على إثره زوجته وابنته، ترك الطبيب العمل لمدة خمس سنوات على إثر تلك الصدمة، وبعد ذلك بدأ يعود إلى حياته الطبيعية، ليتلقى صدمة أخرى حين علم أن صديقه وزميله في الطب النفسي شريف يعاني من انفصام بالشخصية، وأنه قام بقتل زوجته، يبدأ يحيى بمساعدة صديقه شريف بالتعاون مع لبنى أخت شريف وقد سبق أن تقدم يحيى للزواج منها، لكن أخاها شريف رفض طلب صديقه يحيى.لكن الأحداث تتصعد لتصل الى درجة لن تعرف الحقيقة من الوهم فيها.

This is the story of Mala the rhino, who can't help feeling blue after her friend moves away. Her friends, an owl, a sheep, and a not-so-humble giraffe, get together with sun and create a crazumptious plan to show Mala that blue is as beautiful as all the other colors. This colorful story of friendship and love will delight children while encouraging them to embrace their emotions in a healthy way.

Imagine a world with no countries, no religion, and no democracy. Imagine the fall of the Great Western Empire. Historically, most Empires created by man have risen and fallen during a period of around 500 years. The Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, the Moors, and the Ottomans all, in their turn, reigned supreme until apathy, arrogance, and laziness led to their downfall. However, mankind would never become extinct as new societies inevitably replace existing social structures sooner or later.

Forcefully-retired zoo-keeper Mick Munroe is hiding two BIG things: Alzheimer’s and a 42 year-old Indian elephant called Sinbad. Mick and his elephant become overnight on-the-run, anti-hero legends when Mick, an old rebel with a cause, takes matters into his own hands.

For Kalla, born to human parents but raised by a family of elephants, growing up in the rainforest is a grand adventure - until she realizes that humans and elephants make better enemies than friends. Determined to prove she belongs with the herd, Kalla goes on a quest to find the Oracle Stone, a mythical object as ancient and sacred to the elephants as the stories they keep. Once again among a human tribe, however, she faces new challenges and doubts about where her true loyalties lie.

In Making an Elephant, Graham Swift brings together a richly varied selection of essays, portraits, poetry and reflections on his life in writing. Full of insights into his passions and motivations, and wise about the friends, family and other writers who have mattered to him over the years, this is a revealing and intimate collection. Kazuo Ishiguro advises on how to choose a guitar, Salman Rushdie arrives for Christmas under guard and Ted Hughes shares the secrets of a Devon river. There are private moments, too, with long-dead writers.

Oriol nació en Cuba, pero vive en Santa Bárbara, California, donde no logra encontrar su sitio. Sin embargo, pasa muchos buenos momentos cuando ayuda a sus padres en la clínica veterinaria de la familia, donde cuidan animales heridos. La primera ganadora latinoamericana de un Premio Nobel de Literatura, la poeta Gabriela Mistral, se muda entonces a Santa Bárbara, y Oriol se dscrube confesándole que aspira a ser escritora. Cuando la jovencita descubra que alguien está amenazando la vida de un pequeño elefante en la clínica de sus padres, decide tomar acción para protegerlo.

A murderer now leads the animals of the plains. The other animals believe he is the real Great Father, but the elephant Sky and baboon Thorn know the truth. While Sky leads her herd in a desperate search for Bravelands' rightful leader, Thorn is forced to flee his old troop to escape certain death. And the lion Fearless, once their friend, waits for his chance to strike down one tyrant, but may be led astray by another. The balance of Bravelands is about to shatter—unless predator, prey, and scavenger unite as one.

Die Rückkehr der Tierwandler Teil 3. Auf der Suche nach weiteren Erben folgen Simon Thorn und seine Freunde der Nachricht des mysteriösen "X" in die afrikanische Serengeti. Dort sind jedoch nicht alle begeistert über die Ankunft von Simon und schon bald weiß er nicht mehr, wem er vertrauen kann. Als immer wieder Erben plötzlich spurlos verschwinden, geht Simon ein hohes Risiko ein. Ein Risiko, das womöglich tödlich enden kann... Der spannende dritte Band der neuen ANIMOX-Bestseller-Serie packend erzählt von Peter Kaempfe.

മലയാളികളുടെ സ്വകാര്യ കമ്പവും ആനന്ദവുമായ ആനകളെ ചുറ്റിയുള്ള ഐതീഹ്യകഥകൾ. ഐതീഹ്യമാലയിലെ തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കപ്പെട്ട ആനകഥകൾ.

Misha and Ziggy are super excited to be joining their wildlife presenter father on a trip to India, where they’ll be able to test their magical powers all over again. Misha can’t wait to talk to all the fascinating animals she meets and Ziggy is eager to shapeshift into all the amazing animals he sees!

L'elefantino Babar assalito da un cacciatore scappa dalla foresta e arriva in città dove trova l'anziana signora che lo accoglie...

Zura Jameson is not your average 11-year-old girl. Born and raised in Africa, she and her parents live on an elephant sanctuary her parents created and operated, a sanctuary they named Wild Hearts. It was her home, a place like no other. It was there, while helping her parents with the elephants, that she grew accustomed to the wilds of the jungle, training and honing her skills that would prepare her for almost anything. Little did she know those skills would be put to the test in a way she could never imagine, a test of survival.

Rosa is a little red ant who is filling her belly with delicious food when she and the other members of her colony suddenly realize the ground is shaking and quickly crawl away. Moments later, a herd of elephants tramples her beautiful ant home.

Thunder, a young pygmy forest elephant, sets out on a journey to find his mother after he escapes capture by poachers. With danger at every turn in the central African jungle, he must face his fears to survive. Some unlikely friends: Soma, a cranky rhino; Frederick, a nutty pink flamingo; Penelope, a chatty parrot; three kooky egrets; and Jennetta Blue, a blue butterfly; help him with his dream to find his mother and fulfill his quest to be reunited with his herd.

Jama is a clever and sensitive young Maasai girl who likes elephants better than people. She decides to escape the classroom gossip about the new boy, Leku, by going to the watering hole outside her village. There, she befriends a baby elephant that she names Mbegu. When Mbegu's mother, frightened by poachers, stampedes, Jama and Mbegu are blamed for two deaths—one elephant and one human. Now Leku, whose mysterious and imposing father is the head ranger at the conservancy, may be their only lifeline.

"Tout le monde devrait mourir ainsi. Entourée d'amour, sous un ciel clément, dans un jardin, avec un petit singe qui traîne pas loin. Mourir au cœur de la vie, avec délicatesse. Éteindre la douleur au moment opportun. Avoir le choix, le contrôle de l'interrupteur." Marguerite est comme l'éléphant de Tanzanie : dans son Ehpad cannois, elle sent que son monde rétrécit. Elle veut tirer sa révérence, mais en France, ce choix ne lui appartient pas.

Zura has grown into a strong woman, and as a wife and mother, has taken on the challenges of raising a family. But Zura worries about her children and the future of the Wild Hearts Elephant Sanctuary. She wonders if she has what it takes to instill the same fortitude that she had as a child to survive in the jungle. But her worries turn to fear when the nightmares from her past rear its ugly head to torment her once again. And this threat has a new target in their crosshairs...her family.