The Child's Elephant

<p><i>'I cannot trumpet this book loudly enough. Scary funny romantic heartwarming; an elephant book you won&#146;t forget' - </i><b><i>Michael Morpurgo<br><br></i></b>When a baby elephant is abandoned on the African savannah a young boy named Bat takes her back to his village and cares for her. But Bat's grandmother explains that Meya cannot stay with them for ever - the call of the wild will always be sounding in her soul. <br><br>Then frightening rumours arrive at the village; rumours of kidnapping suffering and war. Bat and his friend Muka are snatched and catapulted into a new life of unimaginable terror. Will the bond between Bat and Meya strong enough to save them?<br><br>A thrilling heartbreaking and beautiful novel from an exciting new voice in children's books Rachel Campbell-Johnston.</p>