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The elephant doctor of India / Janie Chodosh.

Summary:

Early on a January morning in 2015, a young bull elephant touched a sagging electric line in the Paneri Tea Plantation in the Udalgari District of Assam, India. The elephant's soft-padded feet conducted the current, and the animal fell, kicking in the mud. The local veterinarian called to the scene thought the tusker was going to die. The forest department warden called the one person who could help: Dr. Kushal Konwar Sarma, India's beloved elephant doctor. The Elephant Doctor of India brings the middle-grade reader into the heart of Assam, a remote land of tea plantations, paddy fields, and ancient forests. Author Janie Chodosh spent time with Dr. Sarma and brings his incredible story-and the lives of these magnificent animals-to readers in classrooms everywhere.

Record details

ISBN: 9781641603072
ISBN: 1641603070
Physical Description: 166 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Chicago : Chicago Review Press, [2021]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:	Lakshmi, 1969 -- Captive elephants in India: Mom, can I have a pet elephant? -- Elephant school, 1976-1994 -- Manik, 1994 -- Musth madness: it's all about the ladies -- Govind Singh, 2001 -- Communication: my what big ears you have -- Lokhimai, 2002 -- What does tea have to do with elephants? -- The wild bull of Paneri Tea Estate, 2012 -- Matriarchs and memory: listen to your elders -- Manimala, Alaka, and Shankar, 2015 -- An old friend, 2016 -- Afterword: saving elephants -- A letter from Dr. Sarma -- Author's note -- Facts about Asian elephants.
Target Audience Note:	980L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.6 5 513490.