{"product_id":"the-elephant-girl-9780316316927","title":"The Elephant Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003eJames Patterson and award-winning author Ellen Banda-Aaku deliver an unforgettable story of a girl, an elephant, and their life-changing friendship. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClever, sensitive Jama likes elephants better than people. While her classmates gossip--especially about the new boy, Leku--twelve-year-old Jama takes refuge at the watering hole outside her village. There she befriends a baby elephant she names Mbegu, Swahili for seed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Mbegu's mother, frightened by poachers, stampedes, Jama and Mbegu are blamed for two deaths--one elephant and one human. Now Leku, whose mysterious and imposing father is head ranger at the conservancy, may be their only lifeline. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by true events, \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving exploration of the bonds between creatures and the power of belonging. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jimmy Patterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316316927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272","brand":"James Patterson, Ellen Banda-Aaku","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159542829237,"sku":"9780316316927","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-elephant-girl-9780316316927","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}