Illustrator’s agent: Holly McGhee, Pippin Properties. Nonetheless, Harris’s story, enlivened by Yoo’s gently evocative woodcut illustrations in violet and mustard, avoids overt anthropomorphism of Pohn-Pohn while maintaining the sweet connection between elephant and girl. The final chapters wrap up the story a little too neatly, however, and border on an infomercial about the sanctuary for abused Asian elephants. Engagingly filled with Thai vocabulary, food, and customs, and peopled by helpful family members, chums, and kind monks, the book maintains a quick, suspenseful pace. As quick-witted and adventurous as she is warmhearted, Tua undergoes hair-raising escapades to keep Pohn-Pohn out of the villains’ grasp and find her a sanctuary. In Chiang Mai, Thailand, nine-year-old Tua releases an abused elephant from. The elephant is under the charge of two thieving scoundrels and wordlessly begs Tua to help her escape. Tua and the elephant electronic resource / by R.P. Tua, whose mother is a hardworking waitress, lives an independent life in Chiang Mai, near a popular night market where she finds-and falls in love with-Pohn-Pohn. While her mother works day and night, Tua visits the bustling marketplace. Everyone in Chiang Mai, Thailand, knows Tua, the 10-year-old 'peanut'. Harris’s debut, inspired by a trip to the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand, follows nine-year-old Tua and her relationship with an abused elephant, Pohn-Pohn. Harris A Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee SM 2013 Kids Wings Top Flight Award Hardcover Book Kindle Edition.
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