When Anju Loved Being an Elephant (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781585365333)

Growing up on the Indonesian island of Sumatra with its cooling lakes and refreshing mud holes, Anju loved being an elephant. Loving cared for and proetected by her mother and herd family, there was nowhere else Anju would rather be. That all changed when she was stolen and sold to an American circus. Anju spends decades traveling across the country, entertaining crowds. After the circus, she's then moved to a small zoo for 23 years, their lone elephant. Anju no longer loved being an elephant. She was old and tired. Will Anju ever love being an elephant again?

Author: Wendy Henrichs
ISBN-10: 1585365335
ISBN-13: 9781585365333
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2011
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 11.10w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 146118 / When Anju Loved Being an Elephant

Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2011
Publishers Weekly 08/29/2011
School Library Journal 10/01/2011 pg. 106
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 30 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw