Little Bull

Little Bull

Growing Up in Africa's Elephant Kingdom

by Ellen Foley James
Publisher: Discovery Kids
Hardcover, 48 pages
Current Retail Price: $13.95
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He's a three-foot-tall, 250-pound baby elephant who lives in Africa with a lot of family and friends. Come along and share his adventures.

When times are good and food and water are plentiful, Little Bull gets to explore a playground that stretches as far as the eye can see. He grabs branches with his trunk, stands trunk to beak with a fearless little bird, and teaches himself tricks. He even wrestles in the mud with his favorite cousin. The bigger elephants watch over them, always. If there's danger, the adults trumpet a warning and gather in a protective circle around the youngsters.

But even the grown-ups are helpless when the rains stop and the water holes and grasses dry up. All they can do is wander across the plains in search of food and drink, as the little elephants struggle to keep up.

Little Bull is just one member of an elephant family whose lives are documented in Africa's Elephant Kingdom, the first large-format film by Discovery Channel Pictures. It follows the elephants on their dangerous search for food and water, and capturing their heart-wrenching moments of loss as well as their days of joy.

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