Cowboy and His Elephant The

In the late 1980s a female baby elephant was born on the plains of Southern Africa. In a cull her family was slaughtered. Only the newborn female''s life was spared. Terrified and bewildered the young elephant was transported to America to be sold. Bob Norris is a cowboy with an enormous empathy for animals. Handsome as a movie star he was the Marlboro Man with his face appearing on billboards around the world. But something was missing. When the hurt vulnerable little elephant Amy came into his life an incredible bond between the most unlikely of friends was forged.Bob adopted Amy and through close observation gentle training humor and endless perseverance this accomplished horseman gradually coaxed Amy into overcoming her mistrust of humans and her fear of the world. Amy became a beloved member of the Norris family and partner to the ranch hands but Bob knew from the start that the ultimate goal was for Amy to regain her confidence and her independence - even if it were possible to go back to the savannahs of Africa.Amy may have left the cowboy''s life but she never left his heart. The Cowboy and His Elephant is a story of mutual friendship of genuine love and compassion and foremost this is an American story with roots that run deep in the values and traditions of the American West.