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Darling,
Kathy.
THE ELEPHANT HOSPITAL
Brookfield, CT : Millbrook
Press, 2002
IL 3-6, RL 4.9
ISBN 0761317236
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When
Soraida Salwala was a young girl, she and her father happened upon an elephant
that had been hit by a car. She wanted to take "Uncle Elephant" to the
hospital; when her father informed her that there was no hospital for elephants,
she was heartbroken. In 1994, Soraida realized a lifelong dream to create
a hospital for elephants. The Elephant Hospital in Lampang, Thailand, is
the first of its kind in the world. The hospital has cared for hundreds
of elephants that have been abused in the illegal logging trade. These
elephants have been given drugs to make them work faster or have been crippled
by land mines. Soraida and her staff treat elephants with varying ailments,
whether natural or due to their contact with humans. To discover more about
this amazing place and the amazing people who work there, read The Elephant
Hospital by Kathy Darling. (From Animal Planet: Animal Rescue, http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/safari/elephant/expert/expert
.html) (Susannah Hogan, South
Carolina Book Awards, 2006) |
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SUBJECTS:
Elephant Hospital (Hang Chat, Thailand)
Asiatic elephant.
Elephants. |
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