Echo of the Elephants: The Story of an Elephant Family [Paperback]

Cynthia Moss (Author), Martyn Colbeck (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1994

A photographic and textual record of eighteen months in the lives of one elephant family in Kenya's Amboseli National Park presents photographs and a text that offer insights into every aspect of the elephants' lives. TV tie-in. 35,000 first printing.

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Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Moss has been studying the elephant population in Kenya's Ambesoli National Park for more than 20 years. Her work here documents an intense 18-month observation, from January 1990 to June 1991, of a single family unit. Moss escorted cinematographer Colbeck as he filmed a documentary, airing on PBS's "Nature" program this month. Moss's charming writing makes for understandable science. Her text reads like a novel yet is scientifically accurate, unexaggerated, and highly informative. Readers will become involved with matriarch Echo and her family, kin, and clan. Librarians should have handy Moss's previous work, Elephant Memories: Thirteen Years in the Life of an Elephant Family ( LJ 2/15/88), as there is likely to be interest in it as well. Strongly recommended for all public libraries and elephant/Africa collections. Color photographs not seen.
- Nancy Moeckel, Miami Univ. Libs., Oxford, Ohio
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Quill (May 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688135137
• ISBN-13: 978-0688135133
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,682,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ECHO of the ELEPHANTS, October 25, 2004

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Richard M. Magers "Rick Magers" (North Georgia Mountains) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Echo of the Elephants: The Story of an Elephant Family (Paperback)

In preparation for my upcoming trip to The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee to take photos for an article that I'm writing about these incredible animals, I purchased this book and others by Cynthia Moss. This one will help to make people aware that elephants were not created for human entertainment. The rich among us saw them as the path to greater wealth, and left dead and abused elephants in their wake. The readers of this wonderful book will see elephants as the sensitive, caring, creatures that they are and always have been. We humans could learn much from reading how they bond together and watch over their young and each other. After reading this book, I hope many do as I did. Toss a check in the mail. These people who are helping these elephants are often doing without, to better serve a cause that they're very dedicated to. The many terrific color pictures made this book come alive.
Rick Magers
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent summary of Echo and her family. Ely is great., February 5, 1999

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This review is from: Echo of the Elephants: The Story of an Elephant Family (Paperback)

I have fallen in love with Echo and the EB family. Ely's traumatic first days are unforgettable. I couldn't wait for The Next Generation to come out. I have definitely become an elephant fan.

3.0 out of 5 stars Echo of the elephants, October 2, 2011

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This review is from: Echo of the Elephants: The Story of an Elephant Family (Paperback)

The product came later in the mail than originally said and the cover was a bit crinkled up, but it was a gift for my grandmother who really enjoyed it so overall it worked out well.